Modulators of proteolysis and associated methods of use

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure relates to bifunctional compounds, which find utility as modulators of Kirsten rat sarcoma protein (target protein). In particular, the present disclosure is directed to bifunctional compounds, which contain on one end a Von Hippel-Lindau, cereblon, Inhibitors of Apotosis Proteins or mouse double-minute homolog 2 ligand which binds to the respective E3 ubiquitin ligase and on the other end a moiety which binds the target protein, such that the target protein is placed in proximity to the ubiquitin ligase to effect degradation (and inhibition) of target protein. The present disclosure exhibits a broad range of pharmacological activities associated with degradation/inhibition of target protein. Diseases or disorders that result from aggregation, accumulation, and/or overactivation of the target protein are treated or prevented with compounds and compositions of the present disclosure.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present application is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser.No. 16/375,643, filed 4 Apr. 2019, published as U.S. Patent ApplicationPublication No. 2019/0315732 A1, which claims priority to and thebenefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/652,676, filed 4 Apr.2018 and titled MODULATORS OF PROTEOLYSIS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE,each of which are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety forall purposes.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The description provides bifunctional compounds comprising a targetprotein binding moiety and an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety, andassociated methods of use. The bifunctional compounds are useful asmodulators of targeted ubiquitination, especially with respect toKirsten ras sarcoma protein (KRas or KRAS), such as mutant orgain-of-function KRas, which are degraded and/or otherwise inhibited bybifunctional compounds according to the present disclosure.

BACKGROUND

Most small molecule drugs bind enzymes or receptors in tight andwell-defined pockets. On the other hand, protein-protein interactionsare notoriously difficult to target using small molecules due to theirlarge contact surfaces and the shallow grooves or flat interfacesinvolved. E3 ubiquitin ligases (of which hundreds are known in humans)confer substrate specificity for ubiquitination, and therefore, are moreattractive therapeutic targets than general proteasome inhibitors due totheir specificity for certain protein substrates. The development ofligands of E3 ligases has proven challenging, in part due to the factthat they must disrupt protein-protein interactions. However, recentdevelopments have provided specific ligands which bind to these ligases.For example, since the discovery of nutlins, the first small molecule E3ligase inhibitors, additional compounds have been reported that targetE3 ligases but the field remains underdeveloped. For example, since thediscovery of Nutlins, the first small molecule E3 ligase mouse doubleminute 2 homolog (MDM2) inhibitors, additional compounds have beenreported that target MDM2 (i.e., human double minute 2 or HDM2) E3ligases (J. Di, et al. Current Cancer Drug Targets (2011), 11(8),987-994).

One E3 ligase with exciting therapeutic potential is the vonHippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor, the substrate recognition subunitof the E3 ligase complex VCB, which also consists of elongins B and C,Cul2 and Rbx1. The primary substrate of VHL is Hypoxia Inducible Factor1α (HIF-1α), a transcription factor that upregulates genes such as thepro-angiogenic growth factor VEGF and the red blood cell inducingcytokine erythropoietin in response to low oxygen levels. The firstsmall molecule ligands of Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) to the substraterecognition subunit of the E3 ligase were generated, and crystalstructures were obtained confirming that the compound mimics the bindingmode of the transcription factor HIF-1α, the major substrate of VHL.

Cereblon is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CRBN gene. CRBNorthologs are highly conserved from plants to humans, which underscoresits physiological importance. Cereblon forms an E3 ubiquitin ligasecomplex with damaged DNA binding protein 1 (DDB1), Cullin-4A (CUL4A),and regulator of cullins 1 (ROC1). This complex ubiquitinates a numberof other proteins. Through a mechanism which has not been completelyelucidated, cereblon ubquitination of target proteins results inincreased levels of fibroblast growth factor 8 (FGF8) and fibroblastgrowth factor 10 (FGF10). FGF8 in turn regulates a number ofdevelopmental processes, such as limb and auditory vesicle formation.The net result is that this ubiquitin ligase complex is important forlimb outgrowth in embryos. In the absence of cereblon, DDB1 forms acomplex with DDB2 that functions as a DNA damage-binding protein.

Inhibitors of Apotosis Proteins (IAPs) are a protein family involved insuppressing apoptosis, i.e. cell death. The human IAP family includes 8members, and numerous other organisms contain IAP homologs. IAPs containan E3 ligase specific domain and baculoviral IAP repeat (BIR) domainsthat recognize substrates, and promote their ubiquitination. IAPspromote ubiquitination and can directly bind and inhibit caspases.Caspases are proteases (e.g. caspase-3, caspase-7 and caspace-9) thatimplement apoptosis. As such, through the binding of caspases, IAPsinhibit cell death. However, pro-apoptotic stimuli can result in therelease of mitochondrial proteins DIABLO (also known as secondmitrochondria-derived activator of caspases or SMAC) and HTRA2 (alsoknown as Omi). Binding of DIABLO and HTRA2 appears to block IAPactivity.

SMAC interacts with essentially all known IAPs including XIAP, c-IAP1,c-IAP2, NIL-IAP, Bruce, and survivin. The first four amino acids (AVPI)of mature SMAC bind to a portion of IAN, which is believed to beessential for blocking the anti-apoptotic effects of IAPs.

Bifunctional compounds such as those that are described in U.S. PatentApplication Publications 2015-0291562 and 2014-0356322 (incorporatedherein by reference), function to recruit endogenous proteins to an E3ubiquiuin ligase for degradation. In particular, the publicationsdescribe bifunctional or proteolysis targeting chimeric (PROTAC)compounds, which find utility as modulators of targeted ubiquitinationof a variety of polypeptides and other proteins, which are then degradedand/or otherwise inhibited by the bifunctional compounds.

The Kirsten rat sarcoma (KRAS) gene is an oncogene encoding KRas, whichis a small GTPase signal transduction protein. Ras proteins associatewith the plasma membrane, and act as switches in the transduction ofextracellular signals to intracellular response, thereby regulating,e.g., cell division. Numerous activating or gain-of-function mutationsof the KRas gene are known, and in fact, KRas is the most frequentlymutated gene in cancer. Gain-in-function KRas mutations are found inapproximately 30% of all human cancers, including, e.g., pancreaticcancer (>80%), colon cancer (approximately 40-50%), lung cancer(approximately 30-50%), non-small cell lung cancer, biliary tractmalignancies, endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer, livercancer, myeloid leukemia, and breast cancer. These activating mutationsimpair the ability of KRas to switch between active and inactive states.Key roles for mutant KRas have been established in initiation,maintenance, progression, and metastasis of various cancers, andmutations are frequently correlated with poor prognosis and increasedresistance to chemotherapy and biological therapies, including, e.g.,therapies that target epidermal growth factor receptor. However, inspite of its key role and high rates prevalence in cancer, there is anabsence of effective therapies that directly target this oncogene,leading to it being considered “undruggable.”

Thus, an ongoing need exists in the art for effective treatments fordisease associated with overexpression, aggregation, and/oroveractivation of KRas (e.g., the aggregation of active KRas), such as again-of-function KRas mutant (i.e., a KRas having a gain-of-functionmutation). However, non-specific effects, and the inability to targetand modulate mutant KRas, remain as obstacles to the development ofeffective treatments. As such, small-molecule therapeutic agents thattarget KRas and that leverage or potentiate VHL's, cereblon's, MDM2's,and IAPs' substrate specificity would be very useful.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure describes bifunctional compounds which functionto recruit endogenous proteins to an E3 ubiquitin ligase fordegradation, and methods of using the same. In particular, the presentdisclosure provides bifunctional or proteolysis targeting chimeric(PROTAC) compounds, which find utility as modulators of targetedubiquitination of a variety of polypeptides and other proteins, whichare then degraded and/or otherwise inhibited by the bifunctionalcompounds as described herein. An advantage of the compounds providedherein is that a broad range of pharmacological activities is possible,consistent with the degradation/inhibition of targeted polypeptides fromvirtually any protein class or family. In addition, the descriptionprovides methods of using an effective amount of the compounds asdescribed herein for the treatment or amelioration of a diseasecondition, such as cancer, e.g., pancreatic cancer, colon cancer,colorectal cancer, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, biliarytract malignancies, endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer,liver cancer, myeloid leukemia, and breast cancer.

As such, in one aspect the disclosure provides bifunctional or PROTACcompounds, which comprise an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety (i.e., aligand for an E3 ubquitin ligase or “ULM” group), and a moiety thatbinds a target protein (i.e., a protein/polypeptide targeting ligand or“PTM” group) such that the target protein/polypeptide (e.g., Kirsten ratsarcoma protein (KRas or KRAS) and/or mutant KRas, such as KRas^(G12C))is placed in proximity to the ubiquitin ligase to effect degradation(and inhibition) of that protein. In a preferred embodiment, the ULM(ubiquitination ligase modulator) can be Von Hippel-Lindau E3 ubiquitinligase (VHL) binding moiety (VLM), or a cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligasebinding moiety (CLM), or a mouse double miniute 2 homolog (MDM2) E3ubiquitin ligase binding moiety (MLM), or an IAP E3 ubiquitin ligasebinding moiety (i.e., a “ILM”). For example, the structure of thebifunctional compound can be depicted as:

The respective positions of the PTM and ULM moieties (e.g., VLM, CLM,MLM or ILM) as well as their number as illustrated herein is provided byway of example only and is not intended to limit the compounds in anyway. As would be understood by the skilled artisan, the bifunctionalcompounds as described herein can be synthesized such that the numberand position of the respective functional moieties can be varied asdesired.

In certain embodiments, the bifunctional compound further comprises achemical linker (“L”). In this example, the structure of thebifunctional compound can be depicted as:

where PTM is a protein/polypeptide targeting moiety, L is a linker,e.g., a bond or a chemical group coupling PTM to ULM, and ULM is a IAPE3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety (ILM), or a Von Hippel-Lindau E3ubiquitin ligase (VHL) binding moiety (VLM), or a cereblon E3 ubiquitinligase binding moiety (CLM), or a mouse double minute 2 homolog (MDM2)E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety (MLM).

For example, the structure of the bifunctional compound can be depictedas:

wherein: PTM is a protein/polypeptide targeting moiety; “L” is a linker(e.g. a bond or a chemical linker group) coupling the PTM and at leastone of VLM, CLM, MLM, ILM, or a combination thereof; VLM is VonHippel-Lindau E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety that binds to VHL E3ligase; CLM is cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety that binds tocereblon; MLM is an MDM2 E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety that bindMDM2; and ILM is a IAP binding moiety that binds to IAP.

In certain preferred embodiments, the ILM is an AVPI tetrapeptidefragment. As such, in certain additional embodiments, the ILM of thebifunctional compound comprises the amino acids alanine (A), valine (V),proline (P), and isoleucine (I) or their unnatural mimetics,respectively. In additional embodiments, the amino acids of the AVPItetrapeptide fragment are connected to each other thorugh amide bonds(i.e., —C(O)NH— or —NHC(O)—).

In certain embodiments, the compounds as described herein comprisemultiple independently selected ULMs, multiple PTMs, multiple chemicallinkers or a combination thereof.

In certain embodiments, ILM comprises chemical moieties such as thosedescribed herein.

In additional embodiments, VLM can be hydroxyproline or a derivativethereof. Furthermore, other contemplated VLMs are included in U.S.Patent Application Publication No. 2014/03022523, which as discussedabove, is incorporated herein in its entirety.

In an embodiment, the CLM comprises a chemical group derived from animide, a thioimide, an amide, or a thioamide. In a particularembodiment, the chemical group is a phthalimido group, or an analog orderivative thereof. In a certain embodiment, the CLM is thalidomide,lenalidomide, pomalidomide, analogs thereof, isosteres thereof, orderivatives thereof. Other contemplated CLMs are described in U.S.Patent Application Publication No. 2015/0291562, which is incorporatedherein in its entirety.

In certain embodiments, MLM can be nutlin or a derivative thereof.Furthermore, other contemplated MLMs are included in U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 15/206,497 filed 11 Jul. 2016, published as U.S.Patent Application Publication No. 2017/0008904, which as discussedabove, is incorporated herein in its entirety. In certain additionalembodiments, the MLM of the bifunctional compound comprises chemicalmoieties such as substituted imidazolines, substitutedspiro-indolinones, substituted pyrrolidines, substituted piperidinones,substituted morpholinones, substituted pyrrolopyrimidines, substitutedimidazolopyridines, substituted thiazoloimidazoline, substitutedpyrrolopyrrolidinones, and substituted isoquinolinones.

In additional embodiments, the MLM comprises the core structuresmentioned above with adjacent bis-aryl substitutions positioned as cis-or trans-configurations.

In certain embodiments, “L” is a bond. In additional embodiments, thelinker “L” is a connector with a linear non-hydrogen atom number in therange of 1 to 20. The connector “L” can contain, but not limited to thefunctional groups such as ether, amide, alkane, alkene, alkyne, ketone,hydroxyl, carboxylic acid, thioether, sulfoxide, and sulfone. The linkercan contain aromatic, heteroaromatic, cyclic, bicyclic and tricyclicmoieties. Substitution with halogen, such as Cl, F, Br and I can beincluded in the linker. In the case of fluorine substitution, single ormultiple fluorines can be included.

In certain embodiments, VLM is a derivative of trans-3-hydroxyproline,where both nitrogen and carboxylic acid in trans-3-hydroxyproline arefunctionalized as amides.

In certain embodiments, CLM is a derivative of piperidine-2,6-dione,where piperidine-2,6-dione can be substituted at the 3-position, and the3-substitution can be bicyclic hetero-aromatics with the linkage as C—Nbond or C—C bond. Examples of CLM can be, but not limited to,pomalidomide, lenalidomide and thalidomide and their derivatives.

In an additional aspect, the description provides therapeuticcompositions comprising an effective amount of a compound as describedherein or salt form thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.The therapeutic compositions modulate protein degradation and/orinhibition in a patient or subject, for example, an animal such as ahuman, and can be used for treating or ameliorating disease states orconditions which are modulated through the degraded/inhibited protein.In certain embodiments, the therapeutic compositions as described hereinmay be used to effectuate the degradation of proteins of interest forthe treatment or amelioration of a disease, e.g., cancer (such aspancreatic cancer, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, ornon-small cell lung cancer). In yet another aspect, the presentdisclosure provides a method of ubiquitinating/degrading a targetprotein in a cell. In certain embodiments, the method comprisesadministering a bifunctional compound as described herein comprising anILM and a PTM, a PTM and a VLM, or a PTM and a CLM, or a PTM and a MLM,preferably linked through a linker moiety, as otherwise describedherein, wherein the VLM/ILM/CLM/MLM is coupled to the PTM through alinker to target protein that binds to PTM for degradation. Similarly,the PTM can be coupled to VLM or CLM or MLM or ILM through a linker totarget a protein or polypeptide for degradation. Degradation of thetarget protein will occur when the target protein is placed in proximityto the E3 ubiquitin ligase, thus resulting in degradation/inhibition ofthe effects of the target protein and the control of protein levels. Thecontrol of protein levels afforded by the present disclosure providestreatment of a disease state or condition, which is modulated throughthe target protein by lowering the level of that protein in the cells ofa patient.

In still another aspect, the description provides methods for treatingor ameliorating a disease, disorder or symptom thereof in a subject or apatient, e.g., an animal such as a human, comprising administering to asubject in need thereof a composition comprising an effective amount,e.g., a therapeutically effective amount, of a compound as describedherein or salt form thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier,wherein the composition is effective for treating or ameliorating thedisease or disorder or symptom thereof in the subject.

In another aspect, the description provides methods for identifying theeffects of the degradation of proteins of interest in a biologicalsystem using compounds according to the present disclosure.

The preceding general areas of utility are given by way of example onlyand are not intended to be limiting on the scope of the presentdisclosure and appended claims. Additional objects and advantagesassociated with the compositions, methods, and processes of the presentdisclosure will be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art inlight of the instant claims, description, and examples. For example, thevarious aspects and embodiments of the disclosure may be utilized innumerous combinations, all of which are expressly contemplated by thepresent description. These additional aspects and embodiments areexpressly included within the scope of the present disclosure. Thepublications and other materials used herein to illuminate thebackground of the disclosure, and in particular cases, to provideadditional details respecting the practice, are incorporated byreference.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated into and form a partof the specification, illustrate several embodiments of the presentdisclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain theprinciples of the disclosure. The drawings are only for the purpose ofillustrating an embodiment of the disclosure and are not to be construedas limiting the disclosure. Further objects, features and advantages ofthe disclosure will become apparent from the following detaileddescription taken in conjunction with the accompanying figures showingillustrative embodiments of the disclosure, in which:

FIGS. 1A and 1B. Illustration of general principle for PROTAC function.(A) Exemplary PROTACs comprise a protein targeting moiety (PTM; darklyshaded rectangle), a ubiquitin ligase binding moiety (ULM; lightlyshaded triangle), and optionally a linker moiety (L; black line)coupling or tethering the PTM to the ULM. (B) Illustrates the functionaluse of the PROTACs as described herein. Briefly, the ULM recognizes andbinds to a specific E3 ubiquitin ligase, and the PTM binds and recruitsa target protein bringing it into close proximity to the E3 ubiquitinligase. Typically, the E3 ubiquitin ligase is complexed with an E2ubiquitin-conjugating protein, and either alone or via the E2 proteincatalyzes attachment of ubiquitin (dark circles) to a lysine on thetarget protein via an isopeptide bond. The poly-ubiquitinated protein(far right) is then targeted for degradation by the proteosomalmachinery of the cell.

FIGS. 2A and 2B. FIG. 2A is a Western blot showing a potent degrader,exemplary compound 399. FIG. 2B is a Western blot showing a less potentdegrader, exemplary compound 432. Both compounds covalently modifyKRas^(G12C), as seen by the gel shift.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following is a detailed description provided to aid those skilled inthe art in practicing the present disclosure. Those of ordinary skill inthe art may make modifications and variations in the embodimentsdescribed herein without departing from the spirit or scope of thepresent disclosure. All publications, patent applications, patents,figures and other references mentioned herein are expressly incorporatedby reference in their entirety.

Presently described are compositions and methods that relate to thesurprising and unexpected discovery that an E3 ubiquitin ligase protein(e.g., inhibitors of apoptosis proteins (IAP), a Von Hippel-Lindau E3ubiquitin ligase (VHL), a cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase, or a mousedouble minute 2 homolog (MDM2) E3 ubiquitin ligase) ubiquitinates atarget protein once it and the target protein are placed in proximity bya bifunctional or chimeric construct that binds the E3 ubiquitin ligaseprotein and the target protein. Accordingly the present disclosureprovides such compounds and compositions comprising an E3 ubiquintinligase binding moiety (“ULM”) coupled to a protein target binding moiety(“PTM”), which result in the ubiquitination of a chosen target protein,which leads to degradation of the target protein by the proteasome (seeFIG. 1 ). The present disclosure also provides a library of compositionsand the use thereof.

In certain aspects, the present disclosure provides compounds whichcomprise a ligand, e.g., a small molecule ligand (i.e., having amolecular weight of below 2,000, 1,000, 500, or 200 Daltons), which iscapable of binding to a ubiquitin ligase, such as IAP, VHL, MDM2, orcereblon. The compounds also comprise a moiety that is capable ofbinding to target protein, in such a way that the target protein isplaced in proximity to the ubiquitin ligase to effect degradation(and/or inhibition) of that protein. Small molecule can mean, inaddition to the above, that the molecule is non-peptidyl, that is, it isnot generally considered a peptide, e.g., comprises fewer than 4, 3, or2 amino acids. In accordance with the present description, the PTM, ULMor PROTAC molecule can be a small molecule.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill inthe art to which this disclosure belongs. The terminology used in thedescription is for describing particular embodiments only and is notintended to be limiting of the disclosure.

Where a range of values is provided, it is understood that eachintervening value, to the tenth of the unit of the lower limit unlessthe context clearly dictates otherwise (such as in the case of a groupcontaining a number of carbon atoms in which case each carbon atomnumber falling within the range is provided), between the upper andlower limit of that range and any other stated or intervening value inthat stated range is encompassed within the disclosure. The upper andlower limits of these smaller ranges may independently be included inthe smaller ranges is also encompassed within the disclosure, subject toany specifically excluded limit in the stated range. Where the statedrange includes one or both of the limits, ranges excluding either bothof those included limits are also included in the disclosure.

The following terms are used to describe the present disclosure. Ininstances where a term is not specifically defined herein, that term isgiven an art-recognized meaning by those of ordinary skill applying thatterm in context to its use in describing the present disclosure.

The articles “a” and “an” as used herein and in the appended claims areused herein to refer to one or to more than one (i.e., to at least one)of the grammatical object of the article unless the context clearlyindicates otherwise. By way of example, “an element” means one elementor more than one element.

The phrase “and/or,” as used herein in the specification and in theclaims, should be understood to mean “either or both” of the elements soconjoined, i.e., elements that are conjunctively present in some casesand disjunctively present in other cases. Multiple elements listed with“and/or” should be construed in the same fashion, i.e., “one or more” ofthe elements so conjoined. Other elements may optionally be presentother than the elements specifically identified by the “and/or” clause,whether related or unrelated to those elements specifically identified.Thus, as a non-limiting example, a reference to “A and/or B”, when usedin conjunction with open-ended language such as “comprising” can refer,in one embodiment, to A only (optionally including elements other thanB); in another embodiment, to B only (optionally including elementsother than A); in yet another embodiment, to both A and B (optionallyincluding other elements); etc.

As used herein in the specification and in the claims, “or” should beunderstood to have the same meaning as “and/or” as defined above. Forexample, when separating items in a list, “or” or “and/or” shall beinterpreted as being inclusive, i.e., the inclusion of at least one, butalso including more than one, of a number or list of elements, and,optionally, additional unlisted items. Only terms clearly indicated tothe contrary, such as “only one of” or “exactly one of,” or, when usedin the claims, “consisting of,” will refer to the inclusion of exactlyone element of a number or list of elements. In general, the term “or”as used herein shall only be interpreted as indicating exclusivealternatives (i.e., “one or the other but not both”) when preceded byterms of exclusivity, such as “either,” “one of,” “only one of,” or“exactly one of.”

In the claims, as well as in the specification above, all transitionalphrases such as “comprising,” “including,” “carrying,” “having,”“containing,” “involving,” “holding,” “composed of,” and the like are tobe understood to be open-ended, i.e., to mean including but not limitedto. Only the transitional phrases “consisting of” and “consistingessentially of” shall be closed or semi-closed transitional phrases,respectively, as set forth in the United States Patent Office Manual ofPatent Examining Procedures, Section 2111.03.

As used herein in the specification and in the claims, the phrase “atleast one,” in reference to a list of one or more elements, should beunderstood to mean at least one element selected from anyone or more ofthe elements in the list of elements, but not necessarily including atleast one of each and every element specifically listed within the listof elements and not excluding any combinations of elements in the listof elements. This definition also allows that elements may optionally bepresent other than the elements specifically identified within the listof elements to which the phrase “at least one” refers, whether relatedor unrelated to those elements specifically identified. Thus, as anonlimiting example, “at least one of A and B” (or, equivalently, “atleast one of A or B,” or, equivalently “at least one of A and/or B”) canrefer, in one embodiment, to at least one, optionally including morethan one, A, with no B present (and optionally including elements otherthan B); in another embodiment, to at least one, optionally includingmore than one, B, with no A present (and optionally including elementsother than A); in yet another embodiment, to at least one, optionallyincluding more than one, A, and at least one, optionally including morethan one, B (and optionally including other elements); etc.

It should also be understood that, in certain methods described hereinthat include more than one step or act, the order of the steps or actsof the method is not necessarily limited to the order in which the stepsor acts of the method are recited unless the context indicatesotherwise.

The terms “co-administration” and “co-administering” or “combinationtherapy” refer to both concurrent administration (administration of twoor more therapeutic agents at the same time) and time variedadministration (administration of one or more therapeutic agents at atime different from that of the administration of an additionaltherapeutic agent or agents), as long as the therapeutic agents arepresent in the patient to some extent, preferably at effective amounts,at the same time. In certain preferred aspects, one or more of thepresent compounds described herein, are coadministered in combinationwith at least one additional bioactive agent, especially including ananticancer agent, such as a chemotherapy or biological therapy thattargets epidermal growth factor receptors (e.g., epidermal growth factorreceptor inhibitors, such as at least one of gefitinib, erlotinib,neratinib, lapatinib, cetuximab, vandetanib, necitumamab, osimertinib,or a combination thereof). In particularly preferred aspects, theco-administration of compounds results in synergistic activity and/ortherapy, including anticancer activity.

The term “compound”, as used herein, unless otherwise indicated, refersto any specific chemical compound disclosed herein and includestautomers, regioisomers, geometric isomers, and where applicable,stereoisomers, including optical isomers (enantiomers) and otherstereoisomers (diastereomers) thereof, as well as pharmaceuticallyacceptable salts and derivatives, including prodrug and/or deuteratedforms thereof where applicable, in context. Deuterated small moleculescontemplated are those in which one or more of the hydrogen atomscontained in the drug molecule have been replaced by deuterium.

Within its use in context, the term compound generally refers to asingle compound, but also may include other compounds such asstereoisomers, regioisomers and/or optical isomers (including racemicmixtures) as well as specific enantiomers or enantiomerically enrichedmixtures of disclosed compounds. The term also refers, in context toprodrug forms of compounds which have been modified to facilitate theadministration and delivery of compounds to a site of activity. It isnoted that in describing the present compounds, numerous substituentsand variables associated with same, among others, are described. It isunderstood by those of ordinary skill that molecules which are describedherein are stable compounds as generally described hereunder. When thebond is shown, both a double bond and single bond are represented orunderstood within the context of the compound shown and well-known rulesfor valence interactions.

The term “ubiquitin ligase” refers to a family of proteins thatfacilitate the transfer of ubiquitin to a specific substrate protein,targeting the substrate protein for degradation. For example, TAP an E3ubiquitin ligase protein that alone or in combination with an E2ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme causes the attachment of ubiquitin to alysine on a target protein, and subsequently targets the specificprotein substrates for degradation by the proteasome. Thus, E3 ubiquitinligase alone or in complex with an E2 ubiquitin conjugating enzyme isresponsible for the transfer of ubiquitin to targeted proteins. Ingeneral, the ubiquitin ligase is involved in polyubiquitination suchthat a second ubiquitin is attached to the first; a third is attached tothe second, and so forth. Polyubiquitination marks proteins fordegradation by the proteasome. However, there are some ubiquitinationevents that are limited to mono-ubiquitination, in which only a singleubiquitin is added by the ubiquitin ligase to a substrate molecule.Mono-ubiquitinated proteins are not targeted to the proteasome fordegradation, but may instead be altered in their cellular location orfunction, for example, via binding other proteins that have domainscapable of binding ubiquitin. Further complicating matters, differentlysines on ubiquitin can be targeted by an E3 to make chains. The mostcommon lysine is Lys48 on the ubiquitin chain. This is the lysine usedto make polyubiquitin, which is recognized by the proteasome.

The term “patient” or “subject” is used throughout the specification todescribe an animal, preferably a human or a domesticated animal, to whomtreatment, including prophylactic treatment, with the compositionsaccording to the present disclosure is provided. For treatment of thoseinfections, conditions or disease states which are specific for aspecific animal such as a human patient, the term patient refers to thatspecific animal, including a domesticated animal such as a dog or cat ora farm animal such as a horse, cow, sheep, etc. In general, in thepresent disclosure, the term patient refers to a human patient unlessotherwise stated or implied from the context of the use of the term.

The term “effective” is used to describe an amount of a compound,composition or component which, when used within the context of itsintended use, effects an intended result. The term effective subsumesall other effective amount or effective concentration terms, which areotherwise described or used in the present application.

Compounds and Compositions

In one aspect, the description provides compounds comprising an E3ubiquitin ligase binding moiety (“ULM”) that is an IAP E3 ubiquitinligase binding moiety (an “ILM”), a cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase bindingmoiety (a “CLM”), a Von Hippel-Lindae E3 ubiquitin ligase (VHL) bindingmoiety (VLM), and/or a mouse double minute 2 homologue (MDM2) E3ubiquitin ligase binding moiety (MLM). In an exemplary embodiment, theULM is coupled to a target protein binding moiety (PTM) via a chemicallinker (L) according to the structure:

PTM-L-ULM  (A)

wherein L is a bond or a chemical linker group, ULM is a E3 ubiquitinligase binding moiety, and PTM is a target protein binding moiety. Thenumber and/or relative positions of the moieties in the compoundsillustrated herein is provided by way of example only. As would beunderstood by the skilled artisan, compounds described herein can besynthesized with any desired number and/or relative position of therespective functional moieties.

The terms ULM, ILM, VLM, MLM, and CLM are used in their inclusive senseunless the context indicates otherwise. For example, the term ULM isinclusive of all ULMs, including those that bind IAP (i.e., ILMs), MDM2(i.e., MLM), cereblon (i.e., CLM), and VHL (i.e., VLM). Further, theterm ILM is inclusive of all possible IAP E3 ubiquitin ligase bindingmoieties, the term MLM is inclusive of all possible MDM2 E3 ubiquitinligase binding moieties, the term VLM is inclusive of all possible VHLbinding moieties, and the term CLM is inclusive of all cereblon bindingmoieties.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides bifunctional ormultifunctional compounds (e.g., PROTACs) useful for regulating proteinactivity by inducing the degradation of a target protein. In certainembodiments, the compound comprises an ILM or a VLM or a CLM or a MLMcoupled, e.g., linked covalently, directly or indirectly, to a moietythat binds a target protein (i.e., a protein targeting moiety or a“PTM”). In certain embodiments, the ILM/VLM/CLM/MLM and PTM are joinedor coupled via a chemical linker (L). The ILM binds the IAP E3 ubiquitinligase, the VLM binds VHL, CLM binds the cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase,and MLM binds the MDM2 E3 ubiquitin ligase, and the PTM recognizes atarget protein and the interaction of the respective moieties with theirtargets facilitates the degradation of the target protein by placing thetarget protein in proximity to the ubiquitin ligase protein. Anexemplary bifunctional compound can be depicted as:

PTM-ILM  (B)

PTM-CLM  (C)

PTM-VLM  (D)

PTM-MLM  (E)

In certain embodiments, the bifunctional compound further comprises achemical linker (“L”). For example, the bifunctional compound can bedepicted as:

PTM-L-ILM  (F)

PTM-L-CLM  (G)

PTM-L-VLM  (H)

PTM-L-MLM  (I)

wherein the PTM is a protein/polypeptide targeting moiety, the L is achemical linker, the ILM is a IAP E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety,the CLM is a cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety, the VLM is aVHL binding moiety, and the MLM is a MDM2 E3 ubiquitin ligase bindingmoiety.

In certain embodiments, the ULM (e.g., a ILM, a CLM, a VLM, or a MLM)shows activity or binds to the E3 ubiquitin ligase (e.g., IAP E3ubiquitin ligase, cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase, VHL, or MDM2 E3ubiquitin ligase) with an IC₅₀ of less than about 200 μM. The IC₅₀ canbe determined according to any method known in the art, e.g., afluorescent polarization assay.

In certain additional embodiments, the bifunctional compounds describedherein demonstrate an activity with an IC₅₀ of less than about 100, 50,10, 1, 0.5, 0.1, 0.05, 0.01, 0.005, 0.001 mM, or less than about 100,50, 10, 1, 0.5, 0.1, 0.05, 0.01, 0.005, 0.001 μM, or less than about100, 50, 10, 1, 0.5, 0.1, 0.05, 0.01, 0.005, 0.001 nM, or less thanabout 100, 50, 10, 1, 0.5, 0.1, 0.05, 0.01, 0.005, 0.001 pM.

In certain embodiments, the compounds as described herein comprisemultiple PTMs (targeting the same or different protein targets),multiple ULMs, one or more ULMs (i.e., moieties that bind specificallyto multiple/different E3 ubiquitin ligase, e.g., VHL, IAP, cereblon,and/or MDM2) or a combination thereof. In any of the aspects orembodiments described herein, the PTMs and ULMs (e.g., ILM, VLM, CLM,and/or MLM) can be coupled directly or via one or more chemical linkersor a combination thereof. In additional embodiments, where a compoundhas multiple ULMs, the ULMs can be for the same E3 ubiquintin ligase oreach respective ULM can bind specifically to a different E3 ubiquitinligase. In still further embodiments, where a compound has multiplePTMs, the PTMs can bind the same target protein or each respective PTMcan bind specifically to a different target protein.

In certain embodiments, where the compound comprises multiple ULMs, theULMs are identical. In additional embodiments, the compound comprising aplurality of ULMs (e.g., ULM, ULM′, etc.), at least one PTM coupled to aULM directly or via a chemical linker (L) or both. In certain additionalembodiments, the compound comprising a plurality of ULMs furthercomprises multiple PTMs. In still additional embodiments, the PTMs arethe same or, optionally, different. In still further embodiments,wherein the PTMs are different, the respective PTMs may bind the sameprotein target or bind specifically to a different protein target.

In certain embodiments, the compound may comprise a plurality of ULMsand/or a plurality of ULM's. In further embodiments, the compoundcomprising at least two different ULMs, a plurality of ULMs, and/or aplurality of ULM's further comprises at least one PTM coupled to a ULMor a ULM′ directly or via a chemical linker or both. In any of theembodiments described herein, a compound comprising at least twodifferent ULMs can further comprise multiple PTMs. In still additionalembodiments, the PTMs are the same or, optionally, different. In stillfurther embodiments, wherein the PTMs are different the respective PTMsmay bind the same protein target or bind specifically to a differentprotein target. In still further embodiments, the PTM itself is a ULM(or ULM′), such as an ILM, a VLM, a CLM, a MLM, an ILM′, a VLM′, a CLM′,and/or a MLM′.

In additional embodiments, the description provides the compounds asdescribed herein including their enantiomers, diastereomers, solvatesand polymorphs, including pharmaceutically acceptable salt formsthereof, e.g., acid and base salt forms.

Exemplary ILMs

AVPI Tetrapeptide Fragments

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can comprise analanine-valine-proline-isoleucine (AVPI) tetrapeptide fragment or anunnatural mimetic thereof. In certain embodiments, the ILM is selectedfrom the group consisting of chemical structures represented by Formulas(I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V):

wherein:

-   -   R¹ for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) is selected from        H or alkyl;    -   R² for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) is selected from        H or alkyl;    -   R³ for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) is selected from        H, alkyl, cycloalkyl and heterocycloalkyl;    -   R⁵ and R⁶ for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) are        independently selected from H, alkyl, cycloalkyl,        heterocycloalkyl, or more preferably, R⁵ and R⁶ taken together        for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) form a pyrrolidine        or a piperidine ring further optionally fused to 1-2 cycloalkyl,        heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl rings, each of which can        then be further fused to another cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,        aryl or heteroaryl ring;    -   R³ and R⁵ for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) taken        together can form a 5-8-membered ring further optionally fused        to 1-2 cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl rings;    -   R⁷ for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) is selected from        cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,        heterocycloalkylalkyl, aryl, aryl-C(O)—R⁴, arylalkyl,        heteroaryl, heteroaryl-C(O)—R⁴, heteroaryl-R⁴,        heteroaryl-naphthalene, heteroarylalkyl, or —C(O)NH—R⁴, each one        further optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents selected        from halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, cyano,        (hetero)cycloalkyl, aryl, (hetero)aryl, —C(O)NH—R⁴, or C(O)—R⁴;        and    -   R⁴ is selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,        cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, aryl (e.g., bicyclic        aryl), arylalkyl, heteroaryl (e.g., a bicyclic heteroaryl),        heteroarylalkyl, further optionally substituted with 1-3        substituents as described above.

As shown above, P1, P2, P3, and P4 of Formula (II) correlate with A, V,P, and I, respectively, of the AVPI tetrapeptide fragment or anunnatural mimetic thereof. Similarly, each of Formulas (I) and (III)through (V) have portions correlating with A, V, P, and I of the AVPItetrapeptide fragment or an unnatural mimetic thereof.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (VI), which is a derivative of IAP antagonists described inWO Pub. No. 2008/014236, or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   R₁ of Formula (VI) is, independently selected from H,        C₁-C₄-alky, C₁-C₄-alkenyl, C₁-C₄-alkynyl or C₃-C₁₀-cycloalkyl        which are unsubstituted or substituted;    -   R₂ of Formula (VI) is, independently selected from H,        C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkenyl, C₁-C₄-alkynyl or C₃-C₁₀-cycloalkyl        which are unsubstituted or substituted;    -   R₃ of Formula (VI) is, independently selected from H, —CF₃,        —C₂H₅, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkenyl, C₁-C₄-alkynyl, —CH₂—Z or any        R₂ and R₃ together form a heterocyclic ring;    -   each Z of Formula (VI) is, independently selected from H, —OH,        F, Cl, —CH₃, —CF₃, —CH₂Cl, —CH₂F or —CH₂OH;    -   R⁴ of Formula (VI) is, independently selected from C₁-C₁₆        straight or branched alkyl, C₁-C₁₆-alkenyl, C₁-C₁₆-alkynyl,        C₃-C₁₀-cycloalkyl, —(CH₂)₀₋₆—Z₁, —(CH₂)₀₋₆-aryl, and        —(CH₂)₀₋₆-het, wherein alkyl, cycloalkyl, and phenyl are        unsubstituted or substituted;    -   R₅ of Formula (VI) is, independently selected from H,        C₁-C₁₀-alkyl, aryl, phenyl, C₃₋₇-cycloalkyl,        —(CH₂)₁₋₆—C₃₋₇-cycloalkyl, —C₁-C₁₀-alkyl-aryl,        —(CH₂)₀₋₆—C₃₋₇-cycloalkyl-(CH₂)₀₋₆-phenyl,        —(CH₂)₀₋₄—CH[(CH₂)₁₋₄-phenyl]₂, indanyl, —C(O)—C₁₋₁₀-alkyl,        —C(O)—(CH₂)₁₋₆—C₃₋₇-cycloalkyl, —C(O)—(CH₂)₀₋₆-phenyl,        —(CH₂)₀₋₆—C(O)-phenyl, —(CH₂)₀₋₆-het, —C(O)—(CH₂)₁₋₆-het, or R₅        is selected from a residue of an amino acid, wherein the alkyl,        cycloalkyl, phenyl, and aryl substituents are unsubstituted or        substituted;    -   Z₁ of Formula (VI) is, independently selected from        —N(R₁₀)—C(O)—C₁₋₁₀-alkyl, —N(R₁₀)—C(O)—(CH₂)₀₋₆—C₃₋₇-cycloalkyl,        —N(R₁₀)—C(O)—(CH₂)₀₋₆-phenyl, —N(R₁₀)—C(O)(CH₂)₁₋₆-het,        —C(O)—N(R₁₁)(R₁₂), —C(O)—O—C₁₋₁₀-alkyl,        —C(O)—O—(CH₂)₁₋₆—C₃₋₇-cycloalkyl, —C(O)—O—(CH₂)₀₋₆-phenyl,        —C(O)—O—(CH₂)₁₋₆-het, —O—C(O)—C₁₋₁₀-alkyl,        —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₁₋₆—C₃₋₇-cycloalkyl, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₀₋₆-phenyl,        —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₁₋₆-het, wherein alkyl, cycloalkyl, and phenyl are        unsubstituted or substituted;    -   het of Formula (VI) is, independently selected from a 5-7 member        heterocyclic ring containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O,        and S, or an 8-12 member fused ring system including at least        one 5-7 member heterocyclic ring containing 1, 2, or 3        heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, which heterocyclic ring        or fused ring system is unsubstituted or substituted on a carbon        or nitrogen atom;    -   R₁₀ of Formula (VI) is selected from H, —CH₃, —CF₃, —CH₂OH, or        —CH₂Cl;    -   R₁₁ and R₁₂ of Formula (VI) are independently selected from H,        C₁₋₄-alkyl, C₃₋₇-cycloalkyl, —(CH₂)₁₋₆—C₃₋₇-cycloakyl,        (CH₂)₀₋₆-phenyl, wherein alkyl, cycloalkyl, and phenyl are        unsubstituted or substituted; or R₁₁ and R₁₂ together with the        nitrogen form het, and    -   U of Formula (VI) is, independently, as shown in Formula (VII):

wherein:

-   -   each a of Formula (VII) is, independently selected from 0 to 5;    -   X of Formula (VII) is selected from the group —CH and N;    -   R_(a) and R_(b), of Formula (VII) are independently selected        from the group O, S, or N atom or C₀₋₈-alkyl wherein one or more        of the carbon atoms in the alkyl chain are optionally replaced        by a heteroatom selected from O, S, or N, and where each alkyl        is, independently, either unsubstituted or substituted;    -   R_(d) of Formula (VII) is selected from the group        Re-Q-(R_(f))_(p)(R_(g))_(q), and Ar₁-D-Ar₂;    -   R_(c) of Formula (VII) is selected from the group H or any R_(c)        and R_(d) together form a cycloalkyl or het; where if R_(c) and        R_(d) form a cycloalkyl or het, R₅ is attached to the formed        ring at a C or N atom;    -   p and q of Formula (VII) are independently selected from 0 or 1;    -   R_(e) of Formula (VII) is selected from the group C₁₋₈-alkyl and        alkylidene, and each Re is either unsubstituted or substituted;    -   Q is selected from the group N, O, S, S(O), and S(O)₂;    -   Ar₁ and Ar₂ of Formula (VII) are independently selected from the        group of substituted or unsubstituted aryl and het;    -   R_(f) and R_(g) of Formula (VII) are independently selected from        H, —C1-10-alkyl, C₁₋₁₀-alkylaryl, —OH, —O—C₁₋₁₀-alkyl,        —(CH₂)₀₋₆—C₃₋₇-cycloalky, —O—(CH₂)₀₋₆-aryl, phenyl, aryl,        phenyl-phenyl, —(CH₂)₁₋₆-het, —O—(CH₂)₁₋₆-het, —OR₁₃, —C(O)—R₁₃,        —C(O)—N(R₁₃)(R₁₄), —N(R₁₃)(R₁₄), —S—R₁₃, —S(O)—R₁₃, —S(O)₂—R₁₃,        —S(O)₂—NR₁₃R₁₄, —NR₁₃—S(O)₂—R₁₄, —S—C₁₋₁₀-alkyl,        aryl-C₁₋₄-alkyl, or het-C₁₋₄-alkyl, wherein alkyl, cycloalkyl,        het, and aryl are unsubstituted or substituted, —SO₂—C₁₋₂-alkyl,        —SO₂—C₁₋₂-alkylphenyl, —O—C₁₋₄-alkyl, or any R_(g) and R_(f)        together form a ring selected from het or aryl;    -   D of Formula (VII) is selected from the group —CO—,        —C(O)—C₁₋₇-alkylene or arylene, —CF₂—, —O—, —S(O)_(r) where r is        0-2, 1,3-dioxalane, or C₁₋₇-alkyl-OH; where alkyl, alkylene, or        arylene are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more        halogens, OH, —O—C₁₋₆-alkyl, —S—C₁₋₆-alkyl, or —CF₃; or each D        is, independently selected from N(R_(h));    -   Rh is selected from the group H, unsubstituted or substituted        C₁₋₇-alkyl, aryl, unsubstituted or substituted        —O—(C₁₋₇-cycloalkyl), —C(O)—C₁₋₁₀-alkyl, —C(O)—C₀₋₁₀-alkyl-aryl,        —C—O—C₀₁₋₁₀-alkyl, —C—O—C₀₋₁₀-alkyl-aryl, —SO₂—C₁₋₁₀-alkyl, or        —SO₂—(C₀₋₁₀-alkylaryl);    -   R₆, R₇, R₈, and R₉ of Formula (VII) are, independently, selected        from the group H, —C₁₋₁₀-alkyl, —C₁₋₁₀-alkoxy,        aryl-C₁₋₁₀-alkoxy, —OH, —O—C₁₋₁₀-alkyl,        —(CH₂)₀₋₆—C₃₋₇-cycloalkyl, —O—(CH₂)₀₋₆-aryl, phenyl,        —(CH₂)₁₋₆-het, —O—(CH₂)₁₋₆-het, —OR₁₃, —C(O)—R₁₃,        —C(O)—N(R₁₃)(R₁₄), —N(R₁₃)(R₁₄), —S—R₁₃, —S(O)—R₁₃, —S(O)₂—R₁₃,        —S(O)₂—NR₁₃R₁₄, or —NR₁₃—S(O)₂—R₁₄; wherein each alkyl,        cycloalkyl, and aryl is unsubstituted or substituted; and any        R₆, R₇, R₈, and R₉ optionally together form a ring system;    -   R₁₃ and R₁₄ of Formula (VII) are independently selected from the        group H, C₁₋₁₀-alkyl, —(CH₂)₀₋₆—C₃₋₇-cycloalkyl,        —(CH₂)₀₋₆—(CH)₀₋₁-(aryl)₁₋₂, —C(O)—C₁₋₁₀-alkyl,        —C(O)—(CH₂)₁₋₆—C₃₋₇-cycloalkyl, —C(O)—O—(CH₂)₀₋₆-aryl,        —C(O)—(CH₂)₀₋₆—O-fluorenyl, —C(O)—NH—(CH₂)₀₋₆-aryl,        —C(O)—(CH₂)₀₋₆-aryl, —C(O)—(CH₂)₀₋₆-het, —C(S)—C₁₋₁₀-alkyl,        —C(S)—(CH₂)₁₋₆—C₃₋₇-cycloalkyl, —C(S)—O—(CH₂)₀₋₆-aryl,        —C(S)—(CH₂)₀₋₆—O-fluorenyl, —C(S)—NH—(CH₂)₀₋₆-aryl,        —C(S)—(CH₂)₀₋₆-aryl, or —C(S)—(CH₂)₁₋₆-het, wherein each alkyl,        cycloalkyl, and aryl is unsubstituted or substituted: or any R₁₃        and R₁₄ together with a nitrogen atom form het;    -   wherein alkyl substituents of R₁₃ and R₁₄ of Formula (VII) are        unsubstituted or substituted and when substituted, are        substituted by one or more substituents selected from        C₁₋₁₀-alkyl, halogen, OH, —O—C₁₋₆-alkyl, —S—C₁₋₆-alkyl, and        —CF₃; and substituted phenyl or aryl of R₁₃ and R₁₄ are        substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen,        hydroxyl, C₁₋₄-alkyl, C₁₋₄-alkoxy, nitro, —CN,        —O—C(O)—C₁₋₄-alkyl, and —C(O)—O—C₁₋₄-aryl; or a pharmaceutically        acceptable salt or hydrate thereof.

In certain embodiments, the compound further comprises an independentlyselected second ILM attached to the ILM of Formula (VI), or an unnaturalmimetic thereof, by way of at least one additional independentlyselected linker group. In an embodiment, the second ILM is a derivativeof Formula (VI), or an unnatural mimetic thereof. In a certainembodiment, the at least one additional independently selected linkergroup comprises two additional independently selected linker groupschemically linking the ILM and the second ILM. In an embodiment, the atleast one additional linker group for an ILM of the Formula (VI), or anunnatural mimetic thereof, chemically links groups selected from R₄ andR₅. For example, an ILM of Formula (VI) and a second ILM of Formula(VI), or an unnatural mimetic thereof, can be linked as shown below:

In certain embodiments, the ILM, the at least one additionalindependently selected linker group L, and the second ILM has astructure selected from the group consisting of:

which are derivatives of IAP antagonists described in WO Pub. No.2008/014236.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (VIII), which is based on the IAP ligrands described inNdubaku, C., et al. Antagonism of c-IAP and XIAP proteins is requiredfor efficient induction of cell death by small-molecule IAP antagonists,ACS Chem. Biol., 557-566, 4 (7) (2009), or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein each of A1 and A2 of Formula (VIII) is independently selectedfrom optionally substituted monocyclic, fused rings, aryls andhetoroaryls; and

R of Formula (VIII) is selected from H or Me.

In a particular embodiment, the linker group L is attached to A1 ofFormula (VIII). In another embodiment, the linker group L is attached toA2 of Formula (VIII).

In a particular embodiment, the ILM is selected from the groupconsisting of

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (IX), which is derived from the chemotypes cross-referencedin Mannhold, R., et al. IAP antagonists: promising candidates for cancertherapy, Drug Discov. Today, 15 (5-6), 210-9 (2010), or an unnaturalmimetic thereof:

wherein R¹ is selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl and heterocycloalkyl and,most preferably, from isopropyl, tert-butyl, cyclohexyl andtetrahydropyranyl, and R² of Formula (IX) is selected from —OPh or H.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (X), which is derived from the chemotypes cross-referenced inMannhold, R., et al. IAP antagonists: promising candidates for cancertherapy, Drug Discov. Today, 15 (5-6), 210-9 (2010), or an unnaturalmimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   R¹ of Formula (X) is selected from H, —CH₂OH, —CH₂CH₂OH,        —CH₂NH₂, —CH₂CH₂NH₂;    -   X of Formula (X) is selected from S or CH₂;    -   R² of Formula (X) is selected from:

-   -   R³ and R⁴ of Formula (X) are independently selected from H or Me

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XI), which is derived from the chemotypes cross-referencedin Mannhold, R., et al. IAP antagonists: promising candidates for cancertherapy, Drug Discov. Today, 15 (5-6), 210-9 (2010), or an unnaturalmimetic thereof:

wherein R¹ of Formula (XI) is selected from H or Me, and R² of Formula(XI) is selected from H or

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XII), which is derived from the chemotypes cross-referencedin Mannhold, R., et al. IAP antagonists: promising candidates for cancertherapy, Drug Discov. Today, 15 (5-6), 210-9 (2010), or an unnaturalmimetic thereof:

wherein:R¹ of Formula (XII) is selected from:

andR² of Formula (XII) is selected from:

In any of the compounds described herein, the IAP E3 ubiquitin ligasebinding moiety is selected from the group consisting of:

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XIII), which is based on the IAP ligands summarized inFlygare, J. A., et al. Small-molecule pan-IAP antagonists: a patentreview, Expert Opin. Ther. Pat., 20 (2), 251-67 (2010), or an unnaturalmimetic thereof:

wherein:

Z of Formula (XIII) is absent or O;

R¹ of Formula (XIII) is selected from:

R¹⁰ of

is selected from H, alkyl, or aryl;

X is selected from CH2 and O; and

is a nitrogen-containing heteroaryl.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XIV), which is based on the IAP ligands summarized inFlygare, J. A., et al. Small-molecule pan-IAP antagonists: a patentreview, Expert Opin. Ther. Pat., 20 (2), 251-67 (2010), or an unnaturalmimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   Z of Formula (XIV) is absent or O;    -   R³ and R⁴ of Formula (XIV) are independently selected from H or        Me;    -   R¹ of Formula (XIV) is selected from:

-   -   R¹⁰ of

is selected from H, alkyl, or aryl;

-   -   X of

is selected from CH₂ and O; and

is a nitrogen-containing heteraryl.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM is selected from thegroup consisting of:

which are derivatives of ligands disclose in US Patent Pub. No.2008/0269140 and U.S. Pat. No. 7,244,851.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XV), which was a derivative of the IAP ligand described inWO Pub. No. 2008/128171, or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   Z of Formula (XV) is absent or O;    -   R¹ of Formula (XV) is selected from:

-   -   R¹⁰ of

is selected from H, alkyl, or aryl;

-   -   X of

is selected from CH₂ and O; and

is a nitrogen-containing heteraryl; and

-   -   R² of Formula (XV) selected from H, alkyl, or acyl;

In a particular embodiment, the ILM has the following structure:

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XVI), which is based on the IAP ligand described in WO Pub.No. 2006/069063, or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   R² of Formula (XVI) is selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl and        heterocycloalkyl; more preferably, from isopropyl, tert-butyl,        cyclohexyl and tetrahydropyranyl, most preferably from        cyclohexyl;

-   -    of Formula (XVI) is a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing        heteroaryl; more preferably, 5-membered nitrogen-containing        heteroaryl, and most preferably thiazole; and Ar of        Formula (XVI) is an aryl or a heteroaryl.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XVII), which is based on the IAP ligands described in Cohen,F. et al., Antogonists of inhibitors of apoptosis proteins based onthiazole amide isosteres, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 20(7), 2229-33(2010), or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   R¹ of Formula (XVII) is selected from to group halogen (e.g.        fluorine), cyano,

-   -   X of Formula (XVII) is selected from the group O or CH₂.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XVIII), which is based on the IAP ligands described inCohen, F. et al., Antogonists of inhibitors of apoptosis proteins basedon thiazole amide isosteres, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 20(7), 2229-33(2010), or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein R of Formula (XVIII) is selected from alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl,arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl or halogen (in variable substitutionposition).

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XIX), which is based on the IAP ligands described in Cohen,F. et al., Antogonists of inhibitors of apoptosis proteins based onthiazole amide isosteres, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 20(7), 2229-33(2010), or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein

is a 6-member nitrogen heteroaryl.

In a certain embodiment, the ILM of the composition is selected from thegroup consisting of:

In certain embodiments, the ILM of the composition is selected from thegroup consisting of:

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XX), which is based on the IAP ligands described in WO Pub.No. 2007/101347, or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein X of Formula (XX) is selected from CH₂, O, NH, or S.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XXI), which is based on the IAP ligands described in U.S.Pat. Nos. 7,345,081 and 7,419,975, or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   R² of Formula (XXI) is selected from:

-   -   R⁵ of Formula (XXI) is selected from:

and

-   -   W of Formula (XXI) is selected from CH or N; and    -   R⁶ of

are independently a mono- or bicyclic fused aryl or heteroaryl.

In certain embodiments, the ILM of the compound is selected from thegroup consisting of:

In certain embodiments, the ILM of the compound is selected from thegroup consisting of:

which are described in WO Pub. No. 2009/060292, U.S. Pat. No. 7,517,906,WO Pub. No. 2008/134679, WO Pub. No. 2007/130626, and WO Pub. No.2008/128121.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XXII) or (XXIII), which are derived from the IAP ligandsdescribed in WO Pub. No. 2015/006524 and Perez H L, Discovery of potentheterodimeric antagonists of inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) withsustained antitumor activity. J. Med. Chem. 58(3), 1556-62 (2015), or anunnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   R¹ of Formula (XXII) or (XXIII) is optionally substituted alkyl,        optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted        cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally        substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted aryl;    -   R² of Formula (XXII) or (XXIII) is optionally substituted alkyl,        optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted        cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally        substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted aryl;    -   or alternatively, R¹ and R² of Formula (XXII) or (XXIII) are        independently optionally substituted thioalkyl wherein the        substituents attached to the S atom of the thioalkyl are        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted branched        alkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, —(CH₂)_(v)COR²⁰,        —CH₂CHR²¹COR²² or —CH₂R²³;    -   wherein:    -   v is an integer from 1-3;    -   R²⁰ and R²² of —(CH₂)_(v)COR²⁰ and —CH₂R²³ are independently        selected from OH, NR²⁴R²⁵ or OR²⁶;    -   R²¹ of —CH₂CHR²¹COR² is selected from the group NR²⁴R²⁵;    -   R²³ of —CH₂R²³ is selected from optionally substituted aryl or        optionally substituted heterocyclyl, where the optional        substituents include alkyl and halogen;    -   R²⁴ of NR²⁴R²⁵ is selected from hydrogen or optionally        substituted alkyl;    -   R²⁵ of NR²⁴R²⁵ is selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted        alkyl, optionally substituted branched alkyl, optionally        substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl,        —CH₂(OCH₂CH₂O)_(m)CH₃, or a polyamine chain, such as spermine or        spermidine;    -   R²⁶ of OR²⁶ is selected from optionally substituted alkyl,        wherein the optional substituents are OH, halogen or NH₂; and    -   m is an integer from 1-8;    -   R³ and R⁴ of Formula (XXII) or (XXIII) are independently        selected from optionally substituted alkyl, optionally        substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally        substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted arylalkoxy,        optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted        heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl or        optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the        substituents are alkyl, halogen or OH;    -   R⁵, R⁶, R⁷ and R⁸ of Formula (XXII) or (XXIII) are independently        selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl or        optionally substituted cycloalkyl; and    -   X is selected from a bond or a chemical linker group, and/or a        pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer or stereoisomer        thereof.

In certain embodiments, X is a bond or is selected from the groupconsisting of:

wherein “*” is the point of attachment of a PTM, L or ULM, e.g., an ILM.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XXIV) or (XXVI), which are derived from the IAP ligandsdescribed in WO Pub. No. 2015/006524 and Perez H L, Discovery of potentheterodimeric antagonists of inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) withsustained antitumor activity. J. Med. Chem. 58(3), 1556-62 (2015), or anunnatural mimetic thereof, and the chemical linker to linker group L asshown:

wherein:

-   -   R¹ of Formula (XXIV), (XXV) or (XXVI) is selected from        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,        optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted        heterocyclyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally        substituted aryl;    -   R² of Formula (XXIV), (XXV) or (XXVI) is selected from        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,        optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted        heterocyclyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally        substituted aryl; or alternatively,    -   R¹ and R² of Formula (XXIV), (XXV) or (XXVI) are independently        selected from optionally substituted thioalkyl wherein the        substituents attached to the S atom of the thioalkyl are        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted branched        alkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, —(CH₂)_(v)COR²⁰,        —CH₂CHR²¹COR²² or —CH₂R²³,    -   wherein:        -   v is an integer from 1-3;        -   R²⁰ and R²² of —(CH₂)_(v)COR²⁰ and —CH₂R²³ are independently            selected from OH, NR²⁴R²⁵ or OR²⁶;        -   R²¹ of —CH₂CHR²¹COR² is selected from NR²⁴R²⁵;        -   R²³ of —CH₂R²³ is selected from optionally substituted aryl            or optionally substituted heterocyclyl, wherein the optional            substituents include alkyl and halogen;        -   R²⁴ of NR²⁴R²⁵ is selected from hydrogen or optionally            substituted alkyl;        -   R²⁵ of NR²⁴R²⁵ is selected from hydrogen, optionally            substituted alkyl, optionally substituted branched alkyl,            optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted            heterocyclyl, —CH₂(OCH₂CH₂O)_(m)CH₃, or a polyamine chain,            such as spermine or spermidine;        -   R²⁶ of OR²⁶ is selected from optionally substituted alkyl,            wherein the optional substituents are OH, halogen or NH₂;            and        -   m is an integer from 1-8;        -   R³ and R⁴ of Formula (XXIV), (XXV) or (XXVI) are            independently optionally substituted alkyl, optionally            substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl,            optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted            arylalkoxy, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally            substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted            heteroarylalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl,            wherein the substituents are alkyl, halogen or OH;        -   R⁵, R⁶, R⁷ and R⁸ of Formula (XXIV), (XXV) or (XXVI) are            independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl or            optionally substituted cycloalkyl; and/or a pharmaceutically            acceptable salt, tautomer or stereoisomer thereof.

In a particular embodiment, the ILM according to Formulas (XXII) through(XXVI):

R⁷ and R⁸ are selected from the H or Me;R⁵ and R⁶ are selected from the group comprising:

R³ and R⁴ are selected from the group comprising:

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XXVII) or (XXVII), which are derived from the IAP ligandsdescribed in WO Pub. No. 2014/055461 and Kim, K S, Discovery oftetrahydroisoquinoline-based bivalent heterodimeric IAP antagonists.Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 24(21), 5022-9 (2014), or an unnatural mimeticthereof:

wherein:

-   -   R³⁵ is 1-2 substituents selected from alkyl, halogen, alkoxy,        cyano and haloalkoxy;    -   R¹ of Formula (XXVII) and (XXVIII) is selected from H or an        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,        optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted        heterocyclyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally        substituted aryl;    -   R² of Formula (XXVII) and (XXVIII) is selected from H or an        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,        optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted        heterocyclyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally        substituted aryl;    -   or alternatively,    -   R¹ and R² of Formula (XXVII) and (XXVIII) are independently        selected from an optionally substituted thioalkyl —CR⁶⁰R⁶¹SR⁷⁰,        wherein R⁶⁰ and R⁶¹ are selected from H or methyl, and R⁷⁰ is        selected from an optionally substituted alkyl, optionally        substituted branched alkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl,        —(CH₂)_(v)COR²⁰, —CH₂CHR²¹COR²² or —CH₂R²³,    -   wherein:        -   v is an integer from 1-3;        -   R²⁰ and R²² of —(CH₂)_(v)COR²⁰ and —CH₂CHR²¹COR²² are            independently selected from OH, NR²⁴R²⁵ or OR²⁶;        -   R²¹ of —CH₂CHR²¹COR²² is selected from NR²⁴R²⁵;        -   R²³ of —CH₂R²³ is selected from an optionally substituted            aryl or optionally substituted heterocyclyl, where the            optional substituents include alkyl and halogen;        -   R²⁴ of NR²⁴R²⁵ is selected from hydrogen or optionally            substituted alkyl;        -   R²⁵ of NR²⁴R²⁵ is selected from hydrogen, optionally            substituted alkyl, optionally substituted branched alkyl,            optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted            heterocyclyl, —CH₂CH₂(OCH₂CH₂)_(m)CH₃, or a polyamine chain            —[CH₂CH₂(CH₂)_(δ)NH]_(ψ)CH₂CH₂(CH₂)ωNH₂, such as spermine or            spermidine;        -   wherein δ=0-2, ψ=1-3, ω=0-2;        -   R²⁶ of OR²⁶ is an optionally substituted alkyl, wherein the            optional substituents are OH, halogen or NH₂; and        -   m is an integer from 1-8,        -   R³ and R⁴ of Formula (XXVII) and (XXVIII) are independently            selected from an optionally substituted alkyl, optionally            substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl,            optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted            arylalkoxy, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally            substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted            heteroarylalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl,            wherein the substituents are alkyl, halogen or OH;        -   R⁵, R⁶, R⁷ and R⁸ of Formula (XXVII) and (XXVIII) are            independently selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted            alkyl or optionally substituted cycloalkyl;        -   R³¹ of Formulas (XXVII) and (XXVIII) is selected from alkyl,            aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl or heteroarylalkyl optionally            further substituted, preferably selected form the group            consisting of:

-   -   -   X of Formulas (XXVII) and (XXVIII) is selected from            —(CR⁸¹R⁸²)_(m)—, optionally substituted heteroaryl or            heterocyclyl,

-   -   -   Z of Formulas (XXVII) is selected from C═O, —O—, —NR,            —CONH—, —NHCO—, or may be absent;        -   R⁸¹ and R⁸² of —(CR⁸¹R⁸²)_(m)— are independently selected            from hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or cycloalkyl, or R⁸¹ and R⁸²            can be taken together to form a carbocyclic ring;        -   R¹⁰ and R¹¹ of

-   -   -    are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen or alkyl;        -   R¹², R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ and R¹⁶ of

-   -   -    are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen or            optionally substituted alkyl or OR¹⁷;        -   R¹⁷ is selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl            or optionally substituted cycloalkyl;        -   m and n of —(CR²¹R²²)_(m)— and

-   -   -    are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;        -   and p of

-   -   -    are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3;        -   q and t of

-   -   -    are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;        -   r of

-   -   -    is 0 or 1;

and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer or stereoisomerthereof.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XXIX), (XXX), (XXXI), or (XXXII), which are derived from theIAP ligands described in WO Pub. No. 2014/055461 and Kim, K S, Discoveryof tetrahydroisoquinoline-based bivalent heterodimeric IAP antagonists.Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 24(21), 5022-9 (2014), or an unnatural mimeticthereof, and the chemical linker to linker group L as shown:

wherein:

-   -   R² of Formula (XXIX) through (XXXII) is selected from H, an        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,        optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted        heterocyclyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally        substituted aryl;    -   or alternatively;    -   R¹ and R² of Formula (XXVII) and (XXVIII) are independently        selected from H, an optionally substituted thioalkyl        —CR⁶⁰R⁶¹SR⁷⁰ wherein R⁶⁰ and R⁶¹ are selected from H or methyl,        and R⁷⁰ is an optionally substituted alkyl, optionally        substituted branched alkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl,        —(CH₂)_(v)COR²⁰, —CH₂CHR²¹COR²² or —CH₂R²³;    -   wherein:    -   v is an integer from 1-3;    -   R²⁰ and R²² of —(CH₂)_(v)COR²⁰ and —CH₂CHR²¹COR²² are        independently selected from OH, NR²⁴R²⁵ or OR²⁶;    -   R²¹ of —CH₂CHR²¹COR²² is selected from NR²⁴R²⁵;    -   R²³ of —CH₂R²³ is selected from an optionally substituted aryl        or optionally substituted heterocyclyl, where the optional        substituents include alkyl and halogen;    -   R²⁴ of NR²⁴R²⁵ is selected from hydrogen or optionally        substituted alkyl;    -   R²⁵ of NR²⁴R²⁵ is selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted        alkyl, optionally substituted branched alkyl, optionally        substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl,        —CH₂CH₂(OCH₂CH₂)_(m)CH₃, or a polyamine chain        —[CH₂CH₂(CH₂)_(δ)NH]_(ψ)CH₂CH₂(CH₂)ω _(r)NH₂, such as spermine        or spermidine,    -   wherein δ=0-2, ψ=1-3, ω=0-2;    -   R²⁶ of OR²⁶ is an optionally substituted alkyl, wherein the        optional substituents are OH, halogen or NH₂;    -   m is an integer from 1-8;    -   R⁶ and R⁸ of Formula (XXIX) through (XXXII) are independently        selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl or        optionally substituted cycloalkyl; and    -   R³¹ of Formulas (XXIX) through (XXXII) is selected from alkyl,        aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl or heteroarylalkyl optionally        further substituted, preferably selected form the group        consisting of:

In certain embodiments, the ILM of the compound is:

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XXXIII), which are derived from the IAP ligands described inWO Pub. No. 2014/074658 and WO Pub. No. 2013/071035, or an unnaturalmimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   R² of Formula (XXXIII) is selected from H, an optionally        substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally        substituted cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted        heterocyclyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally        substituted aryl;    -   R⁶ and R⁸ of Formula (XXXIII) are independently selected from        hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl or optionally substituted        cycloalkyl;    -   R³² of Formula (XXXIII) is selected from (C1-C4 alkylene)-R³³        wherein R³³ is selected from hydrogen, aryl, heteroaryl or        cycloalkyl optionally further substituted;    -   X of Formula (XXXIII) is selected from:

Z and Z′ of Formula (XXXIII) are independently selected from:

wherein each

represents a point of attachment to the compound, and Z and Z′ cannotboth be

in any given compound;

-   -   Y of Formula (XXXIII) is selected from:

wherein Z and Z′ of Formula (XXXIII) are the same and Z is

wherein each

represents a point of attachment to the compound, X is selected from:

and

-   -   Y of Formula (XXXIII) is independently selected from:

wherein:

-   -   represents a point of attachment to a —C═O portion of the        compound;

-   -   represents a point of attachment to a —NH portion of the        compound;

-   -   represents a first point of attachment to Z;

-   -   represents a second point of attachment to Z;    -   m is an integer from 0-3;    -   n is an integer from 1-3;    -   p is an integer from 0-4; and    -   A is —C(O)R³;    -   R³ is selected from —C(O)R³ is OH, NHCN, NHSO₂R¹⁰, NHOR¹¹ or        N(R¹²)(R¹³);    -   R¹⁰ and F¹¹ of NHSO₂R¹⁰ and NHOR¹¹ are independently selected        from hydrogen, optionally substituted —C₁-C₄ alkyl, cycloalkyl,        aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkyl;    -   R¹² and R¹³ of N(R¹²)(R¹³) are independently selected from        hydrogen, —C₁-C₄ alkyl, —(C₁-C₄) alkylene)-NH—(C₁-C₄ alkyl), and        —(C₁-C₄ alkylene)-O—(C₁-C₄ hydroxyalkyl), or R¹² and R¹³ taken        together with the nitrogen atom to which they are commonly bound        to form a saturated heterocyclyl optionally comprising one        additional heteroatom selected from N, O and S, and wherein the        saturated heterocycle is optionally substituted with methyl.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XXXIV) or (XXXV), which are derived from the IAP ligandsdescribed in WO Pub. No. 2014/047024, or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   X of Formula (XXXIV) or (XXXV) is absent or a group selected        from —(CR¹⁰R¹¹), optionally substituted heteroaryl or optionally        substituted heterocyclyl,

-   -   Y and Z of Formula (XXXIV) or (XXXV) are independently selected        from C═O, —O—, —NR⁹—, —CONH—, —NHCO— or may be absent;    -   R¹ and R² of Formula (XXXIV) or (XXXV) are independently        selected from an optionally substituted alkyl, optionally        substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl,        optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted aryl,        or    -   R¹ and R² of Formula (XXXIV) or (XXXV) are independently        selected from optionally substituted thioalkyl wherein the        substituents attached to the S atom of the thioalkyl are        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted branched        alkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, —(CH₂)_(v)COR²⁰,        —CH₂CHR²¹COR²² or —CH₂R²³; wherein        -   v is an integer from 1-3;        -   R²⁰ and R²² of —(CH₂)_(v)COR²⁰ and —CH₂CHR²¹COR²² are            independently selected from OH, NR²⁴R²⁵ or OR²⁶;        -   R²¹ of —CH₂CHR²¹COR²² is selected from NR²⁴R²⁵;        -   R²³ of —CH₂R²³ are selected from an optionally substituted            aryl or optionally substituted heterocyclyl, where the            optional substituents include alkyl and halogen;        -   R²⁴ of NR²⁴R²⁵ is selected from hydrogen or optionally            substituted alkyl;        -   R²⁵ of NR²⁴R²⁵ is selected from hydrogen, optionally            substituted alkyl, optionally substituted branched alkyl,            optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted            heterocyclyl, —CH₂(OCH₂CH²⁰)mCH3, or a polyamine chain;        -   R²⁶ is an optionally substituted alkyl, wherein the optional            substituents are OH, halogen or NH₂;        -   m of —(CR¹⁰R¹¹)_(m)— is an integer from 1-8;    -   R³ and R⁴ of Formula (XXXIV) or (XXXV) are independently        selected from optionally substituted alkyl, optionally        substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally        substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted arylalkoxy,        optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted        heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl or        optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein the        substituents are alkyl, halogen or OH;    -   R⁵, R⁶, R⁷ and R⁸ of Formula (XXXIV) or (XXXV) are independently        selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl or        optionally substituted cycloalkyl;    -   R¹⁰ and R¹¹ of —(CR¹⁰R¹¹)_(m)— are independently selected from        hydrogen, halogen or optionally substituted alkyl;    -   R¹² and R¹³ of

are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen or optionallysubstituted alkyl, or R¹² and R¹³ can be taken together to form acarbocyclic ring;

-   -   R¹⁴, R¹⁵, R¹⁶, R¹⁷ and R¹⁸ of

are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, optionallysubstituted alkyl or OR¹⁹;

-   -   R¹⁹ of OR¹⁹ is selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted        alkyl or optionally substituted cycloalkyl;    -   m and n of —(CR¹⁰R¹¹)_(m)— are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;    -   o and p of —(CR¹⁰R¹¹)_(m)— are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3;    -   q of —(CR¹⁰R¹¹)_(m)— is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; r is 0 or 1;    -   t of —(CR¹⁰R¹¹)_(m)— is 1, 2, or 3; and/or a pharmaceutically        acceptable salt, tautomer or stereoisomer thereof.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XXXVI), which are derived from the IAP ligands described inWO Pub. No. 2014/025759, or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

where:

-   -   A of Formula (XXXVI) is selected from:

where the dotted line represents an optional double bond;

-   -   X of Formula (XXXVI) is selected from: —(CR²¹R²²)_(m)—,

-   -   Y and Z of Formula (XXXVI) are independently selected from —O—,        —NR⁶— or are absent;    -   V of Formula (XXXVI) is selected from —N— or —CH—;    -   W of Formula (XXXVI) is selected from —CH— or —N—;    -   R¹ of Formula (XXXVI) is selected from an optionally substituted        alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted        cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally        substituted aryl;    -   R³ and R⁴ of Formula (XXXVI) are independently selected from        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,        optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,        optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted        arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl or optionally        substituted heterocycloalkyl;    -   R⁵, R⁶, R⁷ and R⁸ of Formula (XXIV), (XXV) or (XXVI) are        independently selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted        alkyl or optionally substituted cycloalkyl, or preferably        methyl;    -   R⁹ and R¹⁰ of

are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen or optionallysubstituted alkyl, or R⁹ and R¹⁰ can be taken together to form a ring;

R¹¹, R¹², R¹³ and R¹⁴ of

are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, optionallysubstituted alkyl or OR¹⁵;

-   -   R¹⁵ of OR¹⁵ is selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted        alkyl or optionally substituted cycloalkyl;    -   m and n of —(CR²¹R²²)_(m)— and

are independently selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

-   -   o and p of

and are independently selected from 0, 1, 2 or 3;

-   -   q of

is selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

-   -   r of

is selected from 0 or 1, and/or or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,tautomer or stereoisomer thereof.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XXXVII) or (XXXVIII), which are derived from the IAP ligandsdescribed in WO Pub. No. 2014/011712, or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   X of Formulas (XXXVII) and (XXXVIII) is —(CR¹⁶R¹⁷)_(m)—,

-   -   -   or absent;

    -   Y and Z of Formula (XXXVII) and (XXXVIII) are independently        selected from —O—, C═O, NR⁶ or are absent;

    -   R¹ and R² of Formula (XXXVII) and (XXXVIII) are selected from        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,        optionally substituted alkylaryl or optionally substituted aryl;

    -   R³ and R⁴ of Formula (XXXVII) and (XXXVIII) are independently        selected from optionally substituted alkyl, optionally        substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl,        optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted aryl;

    -   R⁵ and R⁶ of Formula (XXXVII) and (XXXVIII) are independently        selected from optionally substituted alkyl or optionally        substituted cycloalkyl;

    -   R⁷ and R⁸ of Formula (XXXVII) and (XXXVIII) are independently        selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl or        optionally substituted cycloalkyl, or preferably methyl;

    -   R⁹ and R¹⁰ of

are independently selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl,or R⁹ and R¹⁰ may be taken together to form a ring;

-   -   R¹¹ to R¹⁴ of

are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, optionallysubstituted alkyl or OR¹⁵;

-   -   R¹⁵ of OR¹⁵ is selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted        alkyl or optionally substituted cycloalkyl;    -   R¹⁶ and R¹⁷ of —(CR¹⁶R¹⁷)_(m)— are independently selected from        hydrogen, halogen or optionally substituted alkyl;    -   R⁵⁰ and R⁵¹ of Formula (XXXVII) and (XXXVIII) are independently        selected from optionally substituted alkyl, or R⁵⁰ and R⁵¹ are        taken together to form a ring;    -   m and n of —(CR¹⁶R¹⁷)_(m)— and

are independently an integer from 0-4;

-   -   and p of

are independently an integer from 0-3;

-   -   q of

is an integer from 0-4; and

-   -   r of

is an integer from 0-1;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer or stereoisomer thereof.

In an embodiment, R¹ and R² of the ILM of Formula (XXXVII) or (XXXVIII)are t-butyl and R³ and R⁴ of the ILM of Formula (XXXVII) or (XXXVIII)are tetrahydronaphtalene.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XXXIX) or (XL), which are derived from the IAP ligandsdescribed in WO Pub. No. 2013/071039, or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   R⁴³ and R⁴⁴ of Formulas (XXXIX) and (XL) are independently        selected from hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl,        heteroarylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl further optionally        substituted, and    -   R⁶ and R⁸ of Formula (XXXIX) and (XL) are independently selected        from hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl or optionally        substituted cycloalkyl.    -   each X of Formulas (XXXIX) and (XL) is independently selected        from:

-   -   each Z of Formulas (XXXIX) and (XL) is selected from

wherein each

represents a point of attachment to the compound; and

-   -   each Y is selected from:

-   -   wherein:

-   -   -   represents a point of attachment to a —C═O portion of the            compound;

-   -   -   represents a point of attachment to an amino portion of the            compound;

-   -   -   represents a first point of attachment to Z;

-   -   -   represents a second point of attachment to Z; and

    -   A is selected from —C(O)R³ or

-   -    or a tautomeric form of any of the foregoing, wherein:    -   R³ of —C(O)R³ is selected from OH, NHCN, NHSO₂R¹⁰, NHOR¹¹ or        N(R¹²)(R¹³);    -   R¹⁰ and R¹¹ of NHSO₂R¹⁰ and NHOR¹¹ are independently selected        from —C₁-C₄ alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or        heterocycloalkyl, any of which are optionally substituted, and        hydrogen;    -   each of R¹² and R¹³ of N(R¹²)(R¹³) are independently selected        from hydrogen, —C₁-C₄ alkyl, —(C₁-C₄ alkylene)-NH—(C₁-C₄ alkyl),        benzyl, —(C₁-C₄ alkylene)-C(O)OH, —(C₁-C₄ alkylene)-C(O)CH₃,        —CH(benzyl)-COOH, —C₁-C₄ alkoxy, and —(C₁-C₄ alkylene)-O—(C₁-C₄        hydroxyalkyl); or R¹² and R¹³ of N(R¹²)(R¹³) are taken together        with the nitrogen atom to which they are commonly bound to form        a saturated heterocyclyl optionally comprising one additional        heteroatom selected from N, O and S, and wherein the saturated        heterocycle is optionally substituted with methyl.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XLI), which are derived from the IAP ligands described in WOPub. No. 2013/071039, or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   W¹ of Formula (XLI) is selected from O, S, N—R^(A), or        C(R^(8a))(R^(8b));    -   W² of Formula (XLI) is selected from O, S, N—R^(A), or        C(R^(8c))(R^(8d)); provided that W¹ and W² are not both O, or        both S;    -   R¹ of Formula (XLI) is selected from H, C₁-C₆alkyl,        C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₃-C₆cycloalkyl), substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted        or unsubstituted heteroaryl, —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), or —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted heteroaryl);    -   when X¹ is selected from O, N—R^(A), S, S(O), or S(O)₂, then X²        is C(R^(2a)R^(2b));    -   or:    -   X¹ of Formula (XLI) is selected from CR^(2c)R^(2d) and X² is        CR^(2a)R^(2b), and R^(2c) and R^(2a) together form a bond;    -   or:    -   X¹ and X² of Formula (XLI) are independently selected from C and        N, and are members of a fused substituted or unsubstituted        saturated or partially saturated 3-10 membered cycloalkyl ring,        a fused substituted or unsubstituted saturated or partially        saturated 3-10 membered heterocycloalkyl ring, a fused        substituted or unsubstituted 5-10 membered aryl ring, or a fused        substituted or unsubstituted 5-10 membered heteroaryl ring;    -   or:    -   X¹ of Formula (XLI) is selected from CH₂ and X² is C═O,        C═C(R^(C))₂, or C═NR^(C); where each R^(c) is independently        selected from H, —CN, —OH, alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted        C₁-C₆alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl,        substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl, substituted        or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), or —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted heteroaryl);    -   R^(A) of N—R^(A) is selected from H, C₁-C₆alkyl,        —C(═O)C₁-C₂alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;    -   R^(2a), R^(2b), R^(2c), R^(2d) of CR^(2c)R^(2d) and        CR^(2a)R^(2b) are independently selected from H, substituted or        unsubstituted C1-C6alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted        C₁-C₆heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl,        substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl, substituted        or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        heteroaryl) and —C(═O)R^(B);    -   R^(B) of —C(═O)R^(B) is selected from substituted or        unsubstituted C₁-C₆alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted        C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl,        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        heteroaryl), or —NR^(D)R^(E);    -   R^(D) and R^(E) of NR^(D)R^(E) are independently selected from        H, substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆alkyl, substituted or        unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl,        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), or —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted heteroaryl);    -   m of Formula (XLI) is selected from 0, 1 or 2;    -   —U— of Formula (XLI) is selected from —NHC(═O)—, —C(═O)NH—,        —NHS(═O)₂—, —S(═O)₂NH—, —NHC(═O)NH—, —NH(C═O)O—, —O(C═O)NH—, or        —NHS(═O)₂NH—;    -   R³ of Formula (XLI) is selected from C₁-C₃alkyl, or        C₁-C₃fluoroalkyl;    -   R⁴ of Formula (XLI) is selected from —NHR⁵, —N(R⁵)2, —N+(R⁵)3 or        —OR⁵;    -   each R⁵ of —NHR⁵, —N(R⁵)2, —N+(R⁵)3 and —OR⁵ is independently        selected from H, C₁-C₃alkyl, C₁-C₃haloalkyl, C₁-C₃heteroalkyl        and —C₁-C₃alkyl-(C₃-C₅cycloalkyl);    -   or:    -   R³ and R⁵ of Formula (XLI) together with the atoms to which they        are attached form a substituted or unsubstituted 5-7 membered        ring;    -   or:    -   R³ of Formula (XLI) is bonded to a nitrogen atom of U to form a        substituted or unsubstituted 5-7 membered ring;    -   R⁶ of Formula (XLI) is selected from —NHC(═O)R⁷, —C(═O)NHR⁷,        —NHS(═O)2R⁷, —S(═O)₂NHR⁷; —NHC(═O)NHR⁷, —NHS(═O)₂NHR⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHC(═O)R⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-C(═O)NHR⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHS(═O)₂R⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-S(═O)₂NHR⁷;        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHC(═O)NHR⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHS(═O)2NHR⁷,        substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl, or        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;    -   each R⁷ of —NHC(═O)R⁷, —C(═O)NHR⁷, —NHS(═O)₂R⁷, —S(═O)₂NHR⁷;        —NHC(═O)NHR⁷, —NHS(═O)₂NHR⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHC(═O)R⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-C(═O)NHR⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHS(═O)₂R⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-S(═O)₂NHR⁷; —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHC(═O)NHR⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHS(═O)₂NHR⁷ is independently selected from        C₁-C₆alkyl, C₁-C₆haloalkyl, C₁-C₆heteroalkyl, a substituted or        unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, a        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl, —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        heteroaryl), —(CH₂)p-CH(substituted or unsubstituted aryl)2,        —(CH₂)_(p)—CH(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl)2,        —(CH₂)_(P)—CH(substituted or unsubstituted aryl)(substituted or        unsubstituted heteroaryl), -(substituted or unsubstituted        aryl)-(substituted or unsubstituted aryl), -(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl)-(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl),        -(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl)-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), or -(substituted or unsubstituted        heteroaryl)-(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl);    -   p of R⁷ is selected from 0, 1 or 2;    -   R^(8a), R^(8b), R^(8c), and R^(8d) of C(R^(8a))(R^(8b)) and        C(R^(8c))(R^(8d)) are independently selected from H, C₁-C₆alkyl,        C₁-C₆fluoroalkyl, C₁-C₆ alkoxy, C₁-C₆heteroalkyl, and        substituted or unsubstituted aryl;    -   or:    -   R^(8a) and R^(8d) are as defined above, and R^(8b) and R^(8c)        together form a bond;    -   or:    -   R^(8a) and R^(8d) are as defined above, and R^(8b) and R^(8c)        together with the atoms to which they are attached form a        substituted or unsubstituted fused 5-7 membered saturated, or        partially saturated carbocyclic ring or heterocyclic ring        comprising 1-3 heteroatoms selected from S, O and N, a        substituted or unsubstituted fused 5-10 membered aryl ring, or a        substituted or unsubstituted fused 5-10 membered heteroaryl ring        comprising 1-3 heteroatoms selected from S, O and N;    -   or:    -   R^(8c) and R^(8d) are as defined above, and R^(8a) and R^(8b)        together with the atoms to which they are attached form a        substituted or unsubstituted saturated, or partially saturated        3-7 membered spirocycle or heterospirocycle comprising 1-3        heteroatoms selected from S, O and N;    -   or:    -   R^(8a) and R^(8b) are as defined above, and R^(8c) and R^(8d)        together with the atoms to which they are attached form a        substituted or unsubstituted saturated, or partially saturated        3-7 membered spirocycle or heterospirocycle comprising 1-3        heteroatoms selected from S, O and N;    -   where each substituted alkyl, heteroalkyl, fused ring,        spirocycle, heterospirocycle, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl        or heteroaryl is substituted with 1-3 R⁹; and    -   each R⁹ of R^(8a), R^(8b), R^(8c) and R^(8d) is independently        selected from halogen, —OH, —SH, (C═O), CN, C₁-C₄alkyl,        C1-C4fluoro alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ fluoroalkoxy, —NH₂,        —NH(C₁-C₄alkyl), —NH(C₁-C₄alkyl)₂, —C(═O)OH, —C(═O)NH₂,        —C(═O)C₁-C₃alkyl, —S(═O)₂CH₃, —NH(C₁-C₄alkyl)-OH,        —NH(C₁-C₄alkyl)-O—(C₁-C₄alkyl), —O(C₁-C₄alkyl)-NH₂;        —O(C₁-C₄alkyl)-NH—(C₁-C₄alkyl), and        —O(C₁-C₄alkyl)-N—(C₁-C₄alkyl)₂, or two R⁹ together with the        atoms to which they are attached form a methylene dioxy or        ethylene dioxy ring substituted or unsubstituted with halogen,        —OH, or C₁-C₃alkyl.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XLII), which are derived from the IAP ligands described inWO Pub. No. 2013/071039, or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   W¹ of Formula (XLII) is O, S, N—R^(A), or C(R^(8a))(R^(8b));    -   W² of Formula (XLII) is O, S, N—R^(A), or C(R^(8c))(R^(8d));        provided that W¹ and W² are not both O, or both S;    -   R¹ of Formula (XLII) is selected from H, C₁-C₆alkyl,        C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₃-C₆cycloalkyl), substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted        or unsubstituted heteroaryl, —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), or —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted heteroaryl);    -   when X¹ of Formula (XLII) is N—R^(A), then X² is C═O, or        CR^(2c)R^(2d), and X³ is CR^(2a)R^(2b);    -   or:    -   when X¹ of Formula (XLII) is selected from S, S(O), or S(O)₂,        then X² is CR^(2c)R^(2d), and X³ is CR^(2a)R^(2b);    -   or:    -   when X¹ of Formula (XLII) is O, then X² is CR^(2c)R^(2d) and        N—R^(A) and X³ is CR^(2a)R^(2b);    -   or:    -   when X¹ of Formula (XLII) is CH₃, then X² is selected from O,        N—R^(A), S, S(O), or S(O)₂, and X³ is CR^(2a)R^(2b);    -   when X¹ of Formula (XLII) is CR^(2e)R^(2f) and X² is        CR^(2c)R^(2d), and R^(2e) and R^(2c) together form a bond, and        X³ of Formula (VLII) is CR^(2a)R^(2b);    -   or:    -   X¹ and X³ of Formula (XLII) are both CH₂ and X² of        Formula (XLII) is C═O, C═C(R^(C))2, or C═NR^(C); where each        R^(C) is independently selected from H, —CN, —OH, alkoxy,        substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6alkyl, substituted or        unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl,        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), or —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted heteroaryl);    -   or:    -   X¹ and X² of Formula (XLII) are independently selected from C        and N, and are members of a fused substituted or unsubstituted        saturated or partially saturated 3-10 membered cycloalkyl ring,        a fused substituted or unsubstituted saturated or partially        saturated 3-10 membered heterocycloalkyl ring, a fused        substituted or unsubstituted 5-10 membered aryl ring, or a fused        substituted or unsubstituted 5-10 membered heteroaryl ring, and        X³ is CR^(2a)R^(2b);    -   or:    -   X² and X³ of Formula (XLII) are independently selected from C        and N, and are members of a fused substituted or unsubstituted        saturated or partially saturated 3-10 membered cycloalkyl ring,        a fused substituted or unsubstituted saturated or partially        saturated 3-10 membered heterocycloalkyl ring, a fused        substituted or unsubstituted 5-10 membered aryl ring, or a fused        substituted or unsubstituted 5-10 membered heteroaryl ring, and        X¹ of Formula (VLII) is CR^(2e)R^(2f);    -   R^(A) of N—R^(A) is selected from H, C₁-C₆alkyl,        —C(═O)C₁-C₂alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;    -   R^(2a), R^(2b), R^(2c), R^(2d), R^(2e), and R^(2f) of        CR^(2c)R^(2d), CR^(2a)R^(2b) and CR^(2e)R^(2f) are independently        selected from H, substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆alkyl,        substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆heteroalkyl, substituted or        unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl,        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        heteroaryl) and —C(═O)R^(B);    -   R^(B) of —C(═O)R^(B) is selected from substituted or        unsubstituted C₁-C₆alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted        C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl,        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        heteroaryl), or —NR^(D)R^(E);    -   R^(D) and R^(E) of NR^(D)R^(E) are independently selected from        H, substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆alkyl, substituted or        unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl,        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), or —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted heteroaryl);    -   m of Formula (XLII) is selected from 0, 1 or 2;    -   —U— of Formula (XLII) is selected from —NHC(═O)—, —C(═O)NH—,        —NHS(═O)₂—, —S(═O)₂NH—, —NHC(═O)NH—, —NH(C═O)O—, —O(C═O)NH—, or        —NHS(═O)₂NH—;    -   R³ of Formula (XLII) is selected from C₁-C₃alkyl, or        C₁-C₃fluoroalkyl;    -   R⁴ of Formula (XLII) is selected from —NHR⁵, —N(R⁵)₂, —N+(R⁵)₃        or —OR⁵;    -   each R⁵ of —NHR⁵, —N(R⁵)₂, —N+(R⁵)₃ and —OR⁵ is independently        selected from H, C₁-C₃alkyl, C₁-C₃haloalkyl, C₁-C₃heteroalkyl        and —C₁-C₃alkyl-(C₃-C₅cycloalkyl);    -   or:    -   R³ and R⁵ of Formula (XLII) together with the atoms to which        they are attached form a substituted or unsubstituted 5-7        membered ring;    -   or:    -   R³ of Formula (XLII) is bonded to a nitrogen atom of U to form a        substituted or unsubstituted 5-7 membered ring;    -   R⁶ of Formula (XLII) is selected from —NHC(═O)R⁷, —C(═O)NHR⁷,        —NHS(═O)₂R⁷, —S(═O)₂NHR⁷; —NHC(═O)NHR⁷, —NHS(═O)₂NHR⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHC(═O)R⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-C(═O)NHR⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHS(═O)₂R⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-S(═O)₂NHR⁷;        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHC(═O)NHR⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHS(═O)₂NHR⁷,        substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl, or        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;    -   each R⁷ of —NHC(═O)R⁷, —C(═O)NHR⁷, —NHS(═O)₂R⁷, —S(═O)₂NHR⁷;        —NHC(═O)NHR⁷, —NHS(═O)₂NHR⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHC(═O)R⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-C(═O)NHR⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHS(═O)₂R⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-S(═O)₂NHR⁷; —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHC(═O)NHR⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHS(═O)₂NHR⁷ is independently selected from        C₁-C₆alkyl, C₁-C₆haloalkyl, C₁-C₆heteroalkyl, a substituted or        unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, a        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl, —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        heteroaryl), —(CH₂)p-CH(substituted or unsubstituted aryl)2,        —(CH₂)_(p)—CH(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl)2,        —(CH₂)_(P)—CH(substituted or unsubstituted aryl)(substituted or        unsubstituted heteroaryl), -(substituted or unsubstituted        aryl)-(substituted or unsubstituted aryl), -(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl)-(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl),        -(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl)-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), or -(substituted or unsubstituted        heteroaryl)-(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl);    -   p of R⁷ is selected from 0, 1 or 2;    -   R^(8a), R^(8b), R^(8c), and R^(8d) of C(R^(8a))(R^(8b)) and        C(R^(8c))(R^(8d)) are independently selected from H, C₁-C₆alkyl,        C₁-C₆fluoroalkyl, C₁-C₆ alkoxy, C₁-C₆heteroalkyl, and        substituted or unsubstituted aryl;    -   or:    -   R^(8a) and R^(8d) are as defined above, and R^(8b) and R^(8c)        together form a bond;    -   or:    -   R^(8a) and R^(8d) are as defined above, and R^(8b) and R^(8c)        together with the atoms to which they are attached form a        substituted or unsubstituted fused 5-7 membered saturated, or        partially saturated carbocyclic ring or heterocyclic ring        comprising 1-3 heteroatoms selected from S, O and N, a        substituted or unsubstituted fused 5-10 membered aryl ring, or a        substituted or unsubstituted fused 5-10 membered heteroaryl ring        comprising 1-3 heteroatoms selected from S, O and N;    -   or:    -   R^(8c) and R^(8d) are as defined above, and R^(8a) and R^(8b)        together with the atoms to which they are attached form a        substituted or unsubstituted saturated, or partially saturated        3-7 membered spirocycle or heterospirocycle comprising 1-3        heteroatoms selected from S, O and N;    -   or:    -   R^(8a) and R^(8b) are as defined above, and R^(8c) and R^(8d)        together with the atoms to which they are attached form a        substituted or unsubstituted saturated, or partially saturated        3-7 membered spirocycle or heterospirocycle comprising 1-3        heteroatoms selected from S, O and N; where each substituted        alkyl, heteroalkyl, fused ring, spirocycle, heterospirocycle,        cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl is substituted        with 1-3 R⁹; and    -   each R⁹ of R^(8a), R^(8b), R^(8c) and R^(8d) is independently        selected from halogen, —OH, —SH, (C═O), CN, C₁-C₄alkyl,        C₁-C₄fluoroalkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ fluoroalkoxy, —NH₂,        —NH(C₁-C₄alkyl), —NH(C₁-C₄alkyl)₂, —C(═O)OH, —C(═O)NH₂,        —C(═O)C₁-C₃alkyl, —S(═O)₂CH₃, —NH(C₁-C₄alkyl)-OH,        —NH(C₁-C₄alkyl)-O—(C-C₄alkyl), —O(C₁-C₄alkyl)-NH₂;        —O(C₁-C₄alkyl)-NH—(C₁-C₄alkyl), and        —O(C₁-C₄alkyl)-N—(C₁-C₄alkyl)₂, or two R⁹ together with the        atoms to which they are attached form a methylene dioxy or        ethylene dioxy ring substituted or unsubstituted with halogen,        —OH, or C₁-C₃alkyl.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XLIII), which is derived from the IAP ligands described inWO Pub. No. 2013/071039, or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   W¹ of Formula (XLIII) is selected from O, S, N—R^(A), or        C(R^(8a))(R^(8b));    -   W² of Formula (XLIII) is selected from O, S, N—R^(A), or        C(R^(8c))(R^(8d)); provided that W¹ and W² are not both O, or        both S;    -   R¹ of Formula (XLIII) is selected from H, C₁-C₆alkyl,        C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₃-C₆cycloalkyl), substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted        or unsubstituted heteroaryl, —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), or —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted heteroaryl);    -   when X¹ of Formula (XLIII) is selected from N—R^(A), S, S(O), or        S(O)₂, then X² of Formula (XLIII) is CR²CR^(2d), and X³ of        Formula (XLIII) is CR^(2a)R^(2b);    -   or:    -   when X¹ of Formula (XLIII) is O, then X² of Formula (XLIII) is        selected from O, N—R^(A), S, S(O), or S(O)₂, and X³ of        Formula (XLIII) is CR^(2a)R^(2b);    -   or:    -   when X¹ of Formula (XLIII) is CR^(2e)R^(2f) and X² of        Formula (XLIII) is CR^(2c)R^(2d), and R^(2e) and R^(2c) together        form a bond, and X³ of Formula (XLIII) is CR^(2a)R^(2b);    -   or:    -   X¹ and X² of Formula (XLIII) are independently selected from C        and N, and are members of a fused substituted or unsubstituted        saturated or partially saturated 3-10 membered cycloalkyl ring,        a fused substituted or unsubstituted saturated or partially        saturated 3-10 membered heterocycloalkyl ring, a fused        substituted or unsubstituted 5-10 membered aryl ring, or a fused        substituted or unsubstituted 5-10 membered heteroaryl ring, and        X³ of Formula (XLIII) is CR^(2a)R^(2b);    -   or:    -   X² and X³ of Formula (XLIII) are independently selected from C        and N, and are members of a fused substituted or unsubstituted        saturated or partially saturated 3-10 membered cycloalkyl ring,        a fused substituted or unsubstituted saturated or partially        saturated 3-10 membered heterocycloalkyl ring, a fused        substituted or unsubstituted 5-10 membered aryl ring, or a fused        substituted or unsubstituted 5-10 membered heteroaryl ring, and        X¹ of Formula (VLII) is CR^(2e)R^(2f);    -   R^(A) of N—R^(A) is H, C₁-C₆alkyl, —C(═O)C₁-C₂alkyl, substituted        or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted        heteroaryl;

R^(2a), R^(2b), R^(2c), R^(2d), R^(2e), and R^(2f) of CR²CR² d,CR^(2a)R^(2b) and R^(2e)R^(2f) are independently selected from H,substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆alkyl, substituted or unsubstitutedC₁-C₆heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl,substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl, substituted orunsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,—C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl),—C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl),—C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted aryl),—C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl) and —C(═O)R^(B);

-   -   R^(B) of —C(═O)R^(B) is substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆alkyl,        substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, substituted or        unsubstituted C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl, substituted or        unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₅        heterocycloalkyl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        aryl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl), or        —NR^(D)R^(E);    -   R^(D) and R^(E) of NR^(D)R^(E) are independently selected from        H, substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆alkyl, substituted or        unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl,        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), or —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted heteroaryl);    -   m of Formula (XLIII) is 0, 1 or 2;    -   —U— of Formula (XLIII) is —NHC(═O)—, —C(═O)NH—, —NHS(═O)₂—,        —S(═O)₂NH—, —NHC(═O)NH—, —NH(C═O)O—, —O(C═O)NH—, or        —NHS(═O)₂NH—;    -   R³ of Formula (XLIII) is C₁-C₃alkyl, or C₁-C₃fluoroalkyl;    -   R⁴ of Formula (XLIII) is —NHR⁵, —N(R⁵)₂, —N+(R⁵)₃ or —OR⁵;    -   each R⁵ of —NHR⁵, —N(R⁵)₂, —N+(R⁵)₃ and —OR⁵ is independently        selected from H, C₁-C₃alkyl, C₁-C₃haloalkyl, C₁-C₃heteroalkyl        and —C₁-C₃alkyl-(C₃-C₅cycloalkyl);    -   or:    -   R³ and R⁵ of Formula (XLIII) together with the atoms to which        they are attached form a substituted or unsubstituted 5-7        membered ring;    -   or:    -   R³ of Formula (XLIII) is bonded to a nitrogen atom of U to form        a substituted or unsubstituted 5-7 membered ring;    -   R⁶ of Formula (XLIII) is selected from —NHC(═O)R⁷, —C(═O)NHR⁷,        —NHS(═O)₂R⁷, —S(═O)₂NHR⁷; —NHC(═O)NHR⁷, —NHS(═O)₂NHR⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHC(═O)R⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-C(═O)NHR⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHS(═O)₂R⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-S(═O)₂NHR⁷;        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHC(═O)NHR⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHS(═O)₂NHR⁷,        substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl, or        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;    -   each R⁷ of —NHC(═O)R⁷, —C(═O)NHR⁷, —NHS(═O)₂R⁷, —S(═O)₂NHR⁷;        —NHC(═O)NHR⁷, —NHS(═O)₂NHR⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHC(═O)R⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-C(═O)NHR⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHS(═O)₂R⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-S(═O)₂NHR⁷; —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHC(═O)NHR⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHS(═O)₂NHR⁷ is independently selected from        C₁-C₆alkyl, C₁-C₆haloalkyl, C₁-C₆heteroalkyl, a substituted or        unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, a        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl, —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        heteroaryl), —(CH₂)_(p)—CH(substituted or unsubstituted aryl)₂,        —(CH₂)_(p)—CH(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl)₂,        —(CH₂)_(p)—CH(substituted or unsubstituted aryl)(substituted or        unsubstituted heteroaryl), -(substituted or unsubstituted        aryl)-(substituted or unsubstituted aryl), -(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl)-(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl),        -(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl)-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), or -(substituted or unsubstituted        heteroaryl)-(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl);    -   p of R⁷ is 0, 1 or 2;    -   R^(8a), R^(8b), R^(2c) and R^(8d) of C(R^(8a))(R^(8b)) and        C(R^(8c))(R^(8d)) are independently selected from H, C₁-C₆alkyl,        C₁-C₆fluoroalkyl, C₁-C₆ alkoxy, C₁-C₆heteroalkyl, and        substituted or unsubstituted aryl;    -   or:    -   R^(8a) and R^(8d) are as defined above, and R^(8b) and R^(8c)        together form a bond;    -   or:    -   R^(8a) and R^(8d) are as defined above, and R^(8b) and R^(8c)        together with the atoms to which they are attached form a        substituted or unsubstituted fused 5-7 membered saturated, or        partially saturated carbocyclic ring or heterocyclic ring        comprising 1-3 heteroatoms selected from S, O and N, a        substituted or unsubstituted fused 5-10 membered aryl ring, or a        substituted or unsubstituted fused 5-10 membered heteroaryl ring        comprising 1-3 heteroatoms selected from S, O and N;    -   or:    -   R^(8c) and R^(8d) are as defined above, and R^(8a) and R^(8b)        together with the atoms to which they are attached form a        substituted or unsubstituted saturated, or partially saturated        3-7 membered spirocycle or heterospirocycle comprising 1-3        heteroatoms selected from S, O and N;    -   or:    -   R^(8a) and R^(8b) are as defined above, and R^(8c) and R^(8d)        together with the atoms to which they are attached form a        substituted or unsubstituted saturated, or partially saturated        3-7 membered spirocycle or heterospirocycle comprising 1-3        heteroatoms selected from S, O and N;    -   where each substituted alkyl, heteroalkyl, fused ring,        spirocycle, heterospirocycle, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl        or heteroaryl is substituted with 1-3 R⁹; and    -   each R⁹ of R^(8a), R^(8b), R^(8c) and R^(8d) is independently        selected from halogen, —OH, —SH, (C═O), CN, C₁-C₄alkyl,        C₁-C₄fluoro alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ fluoroalkoxy, —NH₂,        —NH(C₁-C₄alkyl), —NH(C₁-C₄alkyl)₂, —C(═O)OH, —C(═O)NH₂,        —C(═O)C₁-C₃alkyl, —S(═O)₂CH₃, —NH(C₁-C₄alkyl)-OH,        —NH(C₁-C₄alkyl)-O—(C-C₄alkyl), —O(C₁-C₄alkyl)-NH₂;        —O(C₁-C₄alkyl)-NH—(C₁-C₄alkyl), and        —O(C₁-C₄alkyl)-N—(C₁-C₄alkyl)₂, or two R⁹ together with the        atoms to which they are attached form a methylene dioxy or        ethylene dioxy ring substituted or unsubstituted with halogen,        —OH, or C₁-C₃alkyl.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XLIV), which is derived from the IAP ligands described in WOPub. No. 2013/071039, or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   W¹ of Formula (XLIV) is selected from O, S, N—R^(A), or        C(R^(8a))(R^(8b));    -   W² of Formula (XLIV) is selected from O, S, N—R^(A), or        C(R^(8c))(R^(8d)); provided that W¹ and W² are not both O, or        both S;    -   W³ of Formula (XLIV) is selected from O, S, N—R^(A), or        C(R^(8e))(R^(8f)), providing that the ring comprising W¹, W²,        and W³ does not comprise two adjacent oxygen atoms or sulfer        atoms;    -   R¹ of Formula (XLIV) is selected from H, C₁-C₆alkyl,        C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₃-C₆cycloalkyl), substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted        or unsubstituted heteroaryl, —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), or —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted heteroaryl);    -   when X¹ of Formula (XLIV) is O, then X² of Formula (XLIV) is        selected from CR^(2c)R^(2d) and N—R^(A), and X³ of        Formula (XLIV) is CR^(2a)R^(2b);    -   or:    -   when X¹ of Formula (XLIV) is CH₂, then X² of Formula (XLIV) is        selected from O, N—R^(A), S, S(O), or S(O)₂, and X³ of        Formula (XLIV) is CR^(2a)R^(2b);    -   or:    -   when X¹ of Formula (XLIV) is CR^(2e)R^(2f) and X² of        Formula (XLIV) is CR^(2c)R^(2d), and R^(2e) and R^(2c) together        form a bond, and X³ of Formula (VLIV) is CR^(2a)R^(2b);    -   or:    -   X¹ and X³ of Formula (XLIV) are both CH₂ and X² of        Formula (XLII) is C═O, C═C(R^(C))₂, or C═NR^(C); where each        R^(C) is independently selected from H, —CN, —OH, alkoxy,        substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆alkyl, substituted or        unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl,        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), or —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted heteroaryl);    -   or:    -   X¹ and X² of Formula (XLIV) are independently selected from C        and N, and are members of a fused substituted or unsubstituted        saturated or partially saturated 3-10 membered cycloalkyl ring,        a fused substituted or unsubstituted saturated or partially        saturated 3-10 membered heterocycloalkyl ring, a fused        substituted or unsubstituted 5-10 membered aryl ring, or a fused        substituted or unsubstituted 5-10 membered heteroaryl ring, and        X³ of Formula (XLIV) is CR^(2a)R^(2b);    -   or:    -   X² and X³ of Formula (XLIV) are independently selected from C        and N, and are members of a fused substituted or unsubstituted        saturated or partially saturated 3-10 membered cycloalkyl ring,        a fused substituted or unsubstituted saturated or partially        saturated 3-10 membered heterocycloalkyl ring, a fused        substituted or unsubstituted 5-10 membered aryl ring, or a fused        substituted or unsubstituted 5-10 membered heteroaryl ring, and        X¹ of Formula (VLIV) is CR^(2e)R^(2f);    -   R^(A) of N—R^(A) is selected from H, —C(═O)C₁-C₂alkyl,        substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or        unsubstituted heteroaryl;    -   R^(2a), R^(2b), R^(2c), R^(2d), R^(2e), and R^(2f) of        CR^(2c)R^(2d), CR^(2a)R^(2b) and CR^(2e)R^(2f) are independently        selected from H, substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆alkyl,        substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆heteroalkyl, substituted or        unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl,        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl),        (substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted aryl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl) and        —C(═O)R^(B);    -   R^(B) of —C(═O)R^(B) is selected from substituted or        unsubstituted C₁-C₆alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted        C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl,        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        heteroaryl), or —NR^(D)R^(E);    -   R^(D) and R^(E) of NR^(D)R^(E) are independently selected from        H, substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆alkyl, substituted or        unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl,        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₅heterocycloalkyl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), or —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted heteroaryl);    -   m of Formula (XLIV) is selected from 0, 1 or 2;    -   —U— of Formula (XLIV) is selected from —NHC(═O)—, —C(═O)NH—,        —NHS(═O)₂—, —S(═O)₂NH—, —NHC(═O)NH—, —NH(C═O)O—, —O(C═O)NH—, or        —NHS(═O)₂NH—;    -   R³ of Formula (XLIV) is selected from C₁-C₃alkyl, or        C₁-C₃fluoroalkyl;    -   R⁴ of Formula (XLIV) is selected from —NHR⁵, —N(R⁵)₂, —N+(R⁵)₃        or —OR⁵; each R⁵ of —NHR⁵, —N(R⁵)₂, —N+(R⁵)₃ and —OR⁵ is        independently selected from H, C₁-C₃alkyl, C₁-C₃haloalkyl,        C₁-C₃heteroalkyl and —C₁-C₃alkyl-(C₃-C₅cycloalkyl);    -   or:    -   R³ and R⁵ of Formula (XLIV) together with the atoms to which        they are attached form a substituted or unsubstituted 5-7        membered ring;    -   or:    -   R³ of Formula (XLIII) is bonded to a nitrogen atom of U to form        a substituted or unsubstituted 5-7 membered ring;    -   R⁶ of Formula (XLIII) is selected from —NHC(═O)R⁷, —C(═O)NHR⁷,        —NHS(═O)₂R⁷, —S(═O)₂NHR⁷; —NHC(═O)NHR⁷, —NHS(═O)₂NHR⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHC(═O)R⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-C(═O)NHR⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHS(═O)₂R⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-S(═O)₂NHR⁷;        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHC(═O)NHR⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHS(═O)₂NHR⁷,        substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl, or        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;    -   each R⁷ of —NHC(═O)R⁷, —C(═O)NHR⁷, —NHS(═O)₂R⁷, —S(═O)₂NHR⁷;        —NHC(═O)NHR⁷, —NHS(═O)₂NHR⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHC(═O)R⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-C(═O)NHR⁷, —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHS(═O)₂R⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-S(═O)₂NHR⁷; —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHC(═O)NHR⁷,        —(C₁-C₃alkyl)-NHS(═O)₂NHR⁷ is independently selected from        C₁-C₆alkyl, C₁-C₆haloalkyl, C₁-C₆heteroalkyl, a substituted or        unsubstituted C3-C10cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted        C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, a        substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl),        —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        C2-C10heterocycloalkyl, —C1-C6alkyl-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), —C₁-C₆alkyl-(substituted or unsubstituted        heteroaryl), —(CH₂)p-CH(substituted or unsubstituted aryl)2,        —(CH₂)_(p)—CH(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl)2,        —(CH₂)_(P)—CH(substituted or unsubstituted aryl)(substituted or        unsubstituted heteroaryl), -(substituted or unsubstituted        aryl)-(substituted or unsubstituted aryl), -(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl)-(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl),        -(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl)-(substituted or        unsubstituted aryl), or -(substituted or unsubstituted        heteroaryl)-(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl);    -   p of R⁷ is selected from 0, 1 or 2;    -   R^(8a), R^(8b), R^(8c), R^(8d), R^(8e), and R^(8f) of        C(R^(8a))(R^(8b)), C(R^(8c))(R^(8d)) and C(R^(8e))(R^(8f)) are        independently selected from H, C₁-C₆alkyl, C₁-C₆fluoroalkyl,        C₁-C₆ alkoxy, C₁-C₆heteroalkyl, and substituted or unsubstituted        aryl;    -   or:    -   R^(8a), R^(8d), R^(8e), and R^(8f) of C(R^(8a))(R^(8b)),        C(R^(8c))(R^(8d)) and C(R^(8e))(R^(8f)) are as defined above,        and R^(8b) and R^(8c) together form a bond;    -   or:    -   R^(8a), R^(8b), R^(8d), and R^(8f) of C(R^(8a))(R^(8b)),        C(R^(8c))(R^(8d)) and C(R^(8e))(R^(8f)) are as defined above,        and R^(8c) and R^(8e) together form a bond;    -   or:    -   R^(8a), R^(8d), R^(8e), and R^(8f) of C(R^(8a))(R^(8b)),        C(R^(8c))(R^(8d)) and C(R^(8e))(R^(8f)) are as defined above,        and R^(8b) and R^(8c) together with the atoms to which they are        attached form a substituted or unsubstituted fused 5-7 membered        saturated, or partially saturated carbocyclic ring or        heterocyclic ring comprising 1-3 heteroatoms selected from S, O        and N, a substituted or unsubstituted fused 5-10 membered aryl        ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted fused 5-10 membered        heteroaryl ring comprising 1-3 heteroatoms selected from S, O        and N;    -   or:    -   R^(8a), R^(8b), R^(8d), and R^(8f) of C(R^(8a))(R^(8b)),        C(R^(8c))(R^(8d)) and C(R^(8e))(R^(8f)) are as defined above,        and R^(8c) and R^(8e) together with the atoms to which they are        attached form a substituted or unsubstituted fused 5-7 membered        saturated, or partially saturated carbocyclic ring or        heterocyclic ring comprising 1-3 heteroatoms selected from S, O        and N, a substituted or unsubstituted fused 5-10 membered aryl        ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted fused 5-10 membered        heteroaryl ring comprising 1-3 heteroatoms selected from S, O        and N;    -   or:    -   R^(8c), R^(8d), R^(8e), and R^(8f) of C(R^(8c))(R^(8d)) and        C(R^(8e))(R^(8f)) are as defined above, and R^(8a) and R^(8b)        together with the atoms to which they are attached form a        substituted or unsubstituted saturated, or partially saturated        3-7 membered spirocycle or heterospirocycle comprising 1-3        heteroatoms selected from S, O and N;    -   or:    -   R^(8a), R^(8b), R^(8e), and R^(8f) of C(R^(8a))(R^(8b)) and        C(R^(8e))(R^(8f)) are as defined above, and R^(8c) and R^(8d)        together with the atoms to which they are attached form a        substituted or unsubstituted saturated, or partially saturated        3-7 membered spirocycle or heterospirocycle comprising 1-3        heteroatoms selected from S, O and N;    -   or:    -   R^(8a), R^(8b), R^(8c), and R^(8d) of C(R^(8a))(R^(8b)) and        C(R^(8c))(R^(8d)) are as defined above, and R^(8e) and R^(8f)        together with the atoms to which they are attached form a        substituted or unsubstituted saturated, or partially saturated        3-7 membered spirocycle or heterospirocycle comprising 1-3        heteroatoms selected from S, O and N;    -   or:    -   where each substituted alkyl, heteroalkyl, fused ring,        spirocycle, heterospirocycle, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl        or heteroaryl is substituted with 1-3 R⁹; and    -   each R⁹ of R^(8a), R^(8b), R^(8c), R^(8d), R^(8e), and R^(8f) is        independently selected from halogen, —OH, —SH, (C═O), CN,        C₁-C₄alkyl, C₁-C₄fluoroalkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ fluoroalkoxy,        —NH₂, —NH(C₁-C₄alkyl), —NH(C₁-C₄alkyl)₂, —C(═O)OH, —C(═O)NH₂,        —C(═O)C₁-C₃alkyl, —S(═O)₂CH₃, —NH(C₁-C₄alkyl)-OH,        —NH(C₁-C₄alkyl)-O—(C-C₄alkyl), —O(C₁-C₄alkyl)-NH₂;        —O(C₁-C₄alkyl)-NH—(C₁-C₄alkyl), and        —O(C₁-C₄alkyl)-N—(C₁-C₄alkyl)₂, or two R⁹ together with the        atoms to which they are attached form a methylene dioxy or        ethylene dioxy ring substituted or unsubstituted with halogen,        —OH, or C₁-C₃alkyl.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (XLV), (XLVI) or (XLVII), which is derived from the IAPligands described in Vamos, M., et al., Expedient synthesis of highlypotent antagonists of inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) with uniqueselectivity for ML-IAP, ACS Chem. Biol., 8(4), 725-32 (2013), or anunnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

-   -   R², R³ and R⁴ of Formula (XLV) are independently selected from H        or ME;    -   X of Formula (XLV) is independently selected from O or S; and    -   R¹ of Formula (XLV) is selected from:

In a particular embodiment, the ILM has a structure according to Formula(XLVIII):

wherein R³ and R⁴ of Formula (XLVIII) are independently selected from Hor ME;

is a 5-member heteocycle selected from:

In a particular embodiment, the

of Formula XLVIII) is

In a particular embodiment, the ILM has a structure and attached to alinker group L as shown below:

In a particular embodiment, the ILM has a structure according to Formula(XLIX), (L), or (LI):

wherein:R³ of Formula (XLIX), (L) or (LI) are independently selected from H orME;

is a 5-member heteocycle selected from:

andL of Formula (XLIX), (L) or (LI) is selected from:

In a particular embodiment, L of Formula (XLIX), (L), or (LI)

In a particular embodiment, the ILM has a structure according to Formula(LII):

In a particular embodiment, the ILM according to Formula (LII) ischemically linked to the linker group L in the area denoted with

and as shown below:

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (LIII) or (LIV), which is based on the IAP ligands describedin Hennessy, E J, et al., Discovery of aminopiperidine-based Smacmimetics as IAP antagonists, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 22(4), 1960-4(2012), or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

R¹ of Formulas (LIII) and (LIV) is selected from:

R² of Formulas (LIII) and (LIV) is selected from H or Me;

R³ of Formulas (LIII) and (LIV) is selected from:

X of is selected from H, halogen, methyl, methoxy, hydroxy, nitro ortrifluoromethyl.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof and be chemically linked to the linker as shown in Formula (LV) or(LVI), or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (LVII), which is based on the IAP ligands described in Cohen,F, et al., Orally bioavailable antagonists of inhibitor of apoptosisproteins based on an azabicyclooctane scaffold, J. Med. Chem., 52(6),1723-30 (2009), or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

R¹ of Formulas (LVII) is selected from:

X of

is selected from H, fluoro, methyl or methoxy.

In a particular embodiment, the ILM is represented by the followingstructure:

In a particular embodiment, the ILM is selected from the groupconsisting of, and which the chemical link between the ILM and linkergroup L is shown:

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM is selected from thegroup consisting of the structures below, which are based on the IAPligands described in Asano, M, et al., Design, sterioselectivesynthesis, and biological evaluation of novel tri-cyclic compounds asinhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAP) antagonists, Bioorg. Med. Chem.,21(18): 5725-37 (2013), or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

In a particular embodiment, the ILM is selected from the groupconsisting of, and which the chemical link between the ILM and linkergroup L is shown:

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (LVIII), which is based on the IAP ligands described inAsano, M, et al., Design, sterioselective synthesis, and biologicalevaluation of novel tri-cyclic compounds as inhibitor of apoptosisproteins (IAP) antagonists, Bioorg. Med. Chem., 21(18): 5725-37 (2013),or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein X of Formula (LVIII) is one or two substituents independentlyselected from H, halogen or cyano.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof and be chemically linked to the linker group L as shown in Formula(LIX) or (LX), or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein X of Formula (LIX) and (LX) is one or two substituentsindependently selected from H, halogen or cyano, and; and L of Formulas(LIX) and (LX) is a linker group as described herein.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof Formula (LXI), which is based on the IAP ligands described inArdecky, R J, et al., Design, sysnthesis and evaluation of inhibitor ofapoptosis (IAP) antagonists that are highly selective for the BIR2domain of XIAP, Bioorg. Med. Chem., 23(14): 4253-7 (2013), or anunnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein:

of Formula (LXI) is a natural or unnatural amino acid; andR² of Formula (LXI) is selected from:

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureof and be chemically linked to the linker group L as shown in Formula(LXII) or (LLXIII), or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

of Formula (LXI) is a natural or unnatural amino acid; andL of Formula (LXI) is a linker group as described herein.

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM can have the structureselected from the group consisting of, which is based on the IAP ligandsdescribed in Wang, J, et al., Discovery of novel secondmitochondrial-derived activator of caspase mimetics as selectiveinhibitor or apoptosis protein inhibitors, J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther.,349(2): 319-29 (2014), or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

In any of the compounds described herein, the ILM has a structureaccording to Formula (LXIX), which is based on the IAP ligands describedin Hird, A W, et al., Structure-based design and synthesis of tricyclicIAP (Inhibitors of Apoptosis Proteins) inhibitors, Bioorg. Med. Chem.Lett., 24(7): 1820-4 (2014), or an unnatural mimetic thereof:

wherein R of Formula LIX is selected from the group consisting of:

R¹ of

is selected from H or Me;

R² of

is selected from alkyl or cycloalkyl;

X of

is 1-2 substitutents independently selected from halogen, hydroxy,methoxy, nitro and trifluoromethyl

Z of

is O or NH; HET of

is mono- or fused bicyclic heteroaryl; and

of Formula (LIX) is an optional double bond.

In a particular embodiment, the ILM of the compound has a chemicalstructure as represented by:

In a particular embodiment, the ILM of the compound has a chemicalstructure selected from the group consisting of:

The term “independently” is used herein to indicate that the variable,which is independently applied, varies independently from application toapplication.

The term “alkyl” shall mean within its context a linear, branch-chainedor cyclic fully saturated hydrocarbon radical or alkyl group, preferablya C₁-C₁₀, more preferably a C₁-C₆, alternatively a C₁-C₃ alkyl group,which may be optionally substituted. Examples of alkyl groups aremethyl, ethyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl,n-decyl, isopropyl, 2-methylpropyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl,cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclopentylethyl, cyclohexylethyl andcyclohexyl, among others. In certain embodiments, the alkyl group isend-capped with a halogen group (At, Br, Cl, F, or I). In certainpreferred embodiments, compounds according to the present disclosurewhich may be used to covalently bind to dehalogenase enzymes. Thesecompounds generally contain a side chain (often linked through apolyethylene glycol group) which terminates in an alkyl group which hasa halogen substituent (often chlorine or bromine) on its distal endwhich results in covalent binding of the compound containing such amoiety to the protein.

The term “Alkenyl” refers to linear, branch-chained or cyclic C₂-C₁₀(preferably C₂-C₆) hydrocarbon radicals containing at least one C═Cbond.

The term “Alkynyl” refers to linear, branch-chained or cyclic C₂-C₁₀(preferably C₂-C₆) hydrocarbon radicals containing at least one C≡Cbond.

The term “alkylene” when used, refers to a —(CH₂)_(n)— group (n is aninteger generally from 0-6), which may be optionally substituted. Whensubstituted, the alkylene group preferably is substituted on one or moreof the methylene groups with a C₁-C₆ alkyl group (including acyclopropyl group or a t-butyl group), but may also be substituted withone or more halo groups, preferably from 1 to 3 halo groups or one ortwo hydroxyl groups, O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) groups or amino acid sidechains asotherwise disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, an alkylene groupmay be substituted with a urethane or alkoxy group (or other group)which is further substituted with a polyethylene glycol chain (of from 1to 10, preferably 1 to 6, often 1 to 4 ethylene glycol units) to whichis substituted (preferably, but not exclusively on the distal end of thepolyethylene glycol chain) an alkyl chain substituted with a singlehalogen group, preferably a chlorine group. In still other embodiments,the alkylene (often, a methylene) group, may be substituted with anamino acid sidechain group such as a sidechain group of a natural orunnatural amino acid, for example, alanine, β-alanine, arginine,asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, cystine, glutamic acid, glutamine,glycine, phenylalanine, histidine, isoleucine, lysine, leucine,methionine, proline, serine, threonine, valine, tryptophan or tyrosine.

The term “unsubstituted” shall mean substituted only with hydrogenatoms. A range of carbon atoms which includes C₀ means that carbon isabsent and is replaced with H. Thus, a range of carbon atoms which isC₀-C₆ includes carbons atoms of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and for C₀, H standsin place of carbon.

The term “substituted” or “optionally substituted” shall meanindependently (i.e., where more than substituent occurs, eachsubstituent is independent of another substituent) one or moresubstituents (independently up to five substitutents, preferably up tothree substituents, often 1 or 2 substituents on a moiety in a compoundaccording to the present disclosure and may include substituents whichthemselves may be further substituted) at a carbon (or nitrogen)position anywhere on a molecule within context, and includes assubstituents hydroxyl, thiol, carboxyl, cyano (C≡N), nitro (NO₂),halogen (preferably, 1, 2 or 3 halogens, especially on an alkyl,especially a methyl group such as a trifluoromethyl), an alkyl group(preferably, C₁-C₁₀, more preferably, C₁-C₆), aryl (especially phenyland substituted phenyl for example benzyl or benzoyl), alkoxy group(preferably, C₁-C₆ alkyl or aryl, including phenyl and substitutedphenyl), thioether (C₁-C₆ alkyl or aryl), acyl (preferably, C₁-C₆ acyl),ester or thioester (preferably, C₁-C₆ alkyl or aryl) including alkyleneester (such that attachment is on the alkylene group, rather than at theester function which is preferably substituted with a C₁-C₆ alkyl oraryl group), preferably, C₁-C₆ alkyl or aryl, halogen (preferably, F orCl), amine (including a five- or six-membered cyclic alkylene amine,further including a C₁-C₆ alkyl amine or a C₁-C₆ dialkyl amine whichalkyl groups may be substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups) or anoptionally substituted —N(C₀-C₆ alkyl)C(O)(O—C₁-C₆ alkyl) group (whichmay be optionally substituted with a polyethylene glycol chain to whichis further bound an alkyl group containing a single halogen, preferablychlorine substituent), hydrazine, amido, which is preferably substitutedwith one or two C₁-C₆ alkyl groups (including a carboxamide which isoptionally substituted with one or two C₁-C₆ alkyl groups), alkanol(preferably, C₁-C₆ alkyl or aryl), or alkanoic acid (preferably, C₁-C₆alkyl or aryl). Substituents according to the present disclosure mayinclude, for example —SiR₁R₂R³ groups where each of R₁ and R₂ is asotherwise described herein and R³ is H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group,preferably R₁, R₂, R₃ in this context is a C₁-C₃ alkyl group (includingan isopropyl or t-butyl group). Each of the above-described groups maybe linked directly to the substituted moiety or alternatively, thesubstituent may be linked to the substituted moiety (preferably in thecase of an aryl or heteraryl moiety) through an optionally substituted—(CH₂)_(m)— or alternatively an optionally substituted —(OCH₂)_(m)—,—(OCH₂CH₂)_(m)— or —(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)— group, which may be substituted withany one or more of the above-described substituents. Alkylene groups—(CH₂)_(m)— or —(CH₂)_(n)— groups or other chains such as ethyleneglycol chains, as identified above, may be substituted anywhere on thechain. Preferred substitutents on alkylene groups include halogen orC₁-C₆ (preferably C₁-C₃) alkyl groups, which may be optionallysubstituted with one or two hydroxyl groups, one or two ether groups(O—C₁-C₆ groups), up to three halo groups (preferably F), or a sideshainof an amino acid as otherwise described herein and optionallysubstituted amide (preferably carboxamide substituted as describedabove) or urethane groups (often with one or two C₀-C₆ alkylsubstitutents, which group(s) may be further substituted). In certainembodiments, the alkylene group (often a single methylene group) issubstituted with one or two optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl groups,preferably C₁-C₄ alkyl group, most often methyl or O-methyl groups or asidechain of an amino acid as otherwise described herein. In the presentdisclosure, a moiety in a molecule may be optionally substituted with upto five substituents, preferably up to three substituents. Most often,in the present disclosure moieties which are substituted are substitutedwith one or two substituents.

The term “substituted” (each substituent being independent of any othersubstituent) shall also mean within its context of use C₁-C₆ alkyl,C₁-C₆ alkoxy, halogen, amido, carboxamido, sulfone, includingsulfonamide, keto, carboxy, C₁-Chester (oxyester or carbonylester),C₁-C₆keto, urethane —O—C(O)—NR₁R₂ or —N(R₁)—C(O)—O—R₁, nitro, cyano andamine (especially including a C₁-C₆ alkylene-NR₁R₂, a mono- or di-C₁-C₆alkyl substituted amines which may be optionally substituted with one ortwo hydroxyl groups). Each of these groups contain unless otherwiseindicated, within context, between 1 and 6 carbon atoms. In certainembodiments, preferred substituents will include for example, —NH—,—NHC(O)—, —O—, ═O, —(CH₂)_(m)— (here, m and n are in context, 1, 2, 3,4, 5 or 6), —S—, —S(O)—, SO₂— or —NH—C(O)—NH—, —(CH₂)_(n)OH,—(CH₂)_(n)SH, —(CH₂)_(n)COOH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, —(CH₂)_(n)O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl),—(CH₂)_(n)C(O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl), —(CH₂)_(n)OC(O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl),—(CH₂)_(n)C(O)O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl), —(CH₂)_(n)NHC(O)—R₁,—(CH₂)_(n)C(O)—NR₁R₂, —(OCH₂)_(n)OH, —(CH₂O)_(n)COOH, C₁-C₆ alkyl,—(OCH₂)_(n)O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl), —(CH₂O)_(n)C(O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl),—(OCH₂)_(n)NHC(O)—R₁, —(CH₂O)_(n)C(O)—NR₁R₂, —S(O)₂—R_(S), —S(O)—R_(S)(R_(S) is C₁-C₆ alkyl or a —(CH₂)_(m)—NR₁R₂ group), NO₂, CN or halogen(F, Cl, Br, I, preferably F or Cl), depending on the context of the useof the substituent. R₁ and R₂ are each, within context, H or a C₁-C₆alkyl group (which may be optionally substituted with one or twohydroxyl groups or up to three halogen groups, preferably fluorine). Theterm “substituted” shall also mean, within the chemical context of thecompound defined and substituent used, an optionally substituted aryl orheteroaryl group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group asotherwise described herein. Alkylene groups may also be substituted asotherwise disclosed herein, preferably with optionally substituted C₁-C₆alkyl groups (methyl, ethyl or hydroxymethyl or hydroxyethyl ispreferred, thus providing a chiral center), a sidechain of an amino acidgroup as otherwise described herein, an amido group as describedhereinabove, or a urethane group O—C(O)—NR₁R₂group where R₁ and R₂ areas otherwise described herein, although numerous other groups may alsobe used as substituents. Various optionally substituted moieties may besubstituted with 3 or more substituents, preferably no more than 3substituents and preferably with 1 or 2 substituents. It is noted thatin instances where, in a compound at a particular position of themolecule substitution is required (principally, because of valency), butno substitution is indicated, then that substituent is construed orunderstood to be H, unless the context of the substitution suggestsotherwise.

The term “aryl” or “aromatic”, in context, refers to a substituted (asotherwise described herein) or unsubstituted monovalent aromatic radicalhaving a single ring (e.g., benzene, phenyl, benzyl) or condensed rings(e.g., naphthyl, anthracenyl, phenanthrenyl, etc.) and can be bound tothe compound according to the present disclosure at any available stableposition on the ring(s) or as otherwise indicated in the chemicalstructure presented. Other examples of aryl groups, in context, mayinclude heterocyclic aromatic ring systems, “heteroaryl” groups havingone or more nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur atoms in the ring (moncyclic)such as imidazole, furyl, pyrrole, furanyl, thiene, thiazole, pyridine,pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazole, oxazole or fused ring systems such asindole, quinoline, indolizine, azaindolizine, benzofurazan, etc., amongothers, which may be optionally substituted as described above. Amongthe heteroaryl groups which may be mentioned include nitrogen-containingheteroaryl groups such as pyrrole, pyridine, pyridone, pyridazine,pyrimidine, pyrazine, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, triazine,tetrazole, indole, isoindole, indolizine, azaindolizine, purine,indazole, quinoline, dihydroquinoline, tetrahydroquinoline,isoquinoline, dihydroisoquinoline, tetrahydroisoquinoline, quinolizine,phthalazine, naphthyridine, quinoxaline, quinazoline, cinnoline,pteridine, imidazopyridine, imidazotriazine, pyrazinopyridazine,acridine, phenanthridine, carbazole, carbazoline, pyrimidine,phenanthroline, phenacene, oxadiazole, benzimidazole, pyrrolopyridine,pyrrolopyrimidine and pyridopyrimidine; sulfur-containing aromaticheterocycles such as thiophene and benzothiophene; oxygen-containingaromatic heterocycles such as furan, pyran, cyclopentapyran, benzofuranand isobenzofuran; and aromatic heterocycles comprising 2 or more heteroatoms selected from among nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen, such as thiazole,thiadizole, isothiazole, benzoxazole, benzothiazole, benzothiadiazole,phenothiazine, isoxazole, furazan, phenoxazine, pyrazoloxazole,imidazothiazole, thienofuran, furopyrrole, pyridoxazine, furopyridine,furopyrimidine, thienopyrimidine and oxazole, among others, all of whichmay be optionally substituted.

The term “substituted aryl” refers to an aromatic carbocyclic groupcomprised of at least one aromatic ring or of multiple condensed ringsat least one of which being aromatic, wherein the ring(s) aresubstituted with one or more substituents. For example, an aryl groupcan comprise a substituent(s) selected from: —(CH₂)_(n)OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—O—(C₁-C₆)alkyl, —(CH₂)_(n)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C₁-C₆)alkyl,—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)(C₀-C₆) alkyl, —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)O(C₀-C₆)alkyl,—(CH₂)_(n)—OC(O)(C₀-C₆)alkyl, amine, mono- or di-(C₁-C₆ alkyl) aminewherein the alkyl group on the amine is optionally substituted with 1 or2 hydroxyl groups or up to three halo (preferably F, Cl) groups, OH,COOH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, preferably CH₃, CF₃, OMe, OCF₃, NO₂, or CN group(each of which may be substituted in ortho-, meta- and/or para-positionsof the phenyl ring, preferably para-), an optionally substituted phenylgroup (the phenyl group itself is preferably connected/attached to a PTMgroup, including a ULM group, via a linker group), and/or at least oneof F, Cl, OH, COOH, CH₃, CF₃, OMe, OCF₃, NO₂, or CN group (in ortho-,meta- and/or para-positions of the phenyl ring, preferably para-), anaphthyl group, which may be optionally substituted, an optionallysubstituted heteroaryl, preferably an optionally substituted isoxazoleincluding a methylsubstituted isoxazole, an optionally substitutedoxazole including a methylsubstituted oxazole, an optionally substitutedthiazole including a methyl substituted thiazole, an optionallysubstituted isothiazole including a methyl substituted isothiazole, anoptionally substituted pyrrole including a methylsubstituted pyrrole, anoptionally substituted imidazole including a methylimidazole, anoptionally substituted benzimidazole or methoxybenzylimidazole, anoptionally substituted oximidazole or methyloximidazole, an optionallysubstituted diazole group, including a methyldiazole group, anoptionally substituted triazole group, including a methylsubstitutedtriazole group, an optionally substituted pyridine group, including ahalo- (preferably, F) or methylsubstitutedpyridine group or anoxapyridine group (where the pyridine group is linked to the phenylgroup by an oxygen), an optionally substituted furan, an optionallysubstituted benzofuran, an optionally substituted dihydrobenzofuran, anoptionally substituted indole, indolizine or azaindolizine (2, 3, or4-azaindolizine), an optionally substituted quinoline, and combinationsthereof.

“Carboxyl” denotes the group —C(O)OR, where R is hydrogen, alkyl,substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl or substitutedheteroaryl, whereas these generic substituents have meanings which areidentical with definitions of the corresponding groups defined herein.

The term “heteroaryl” or “hetaryl” can mean but is in no way limited toan optionally substituted quinoline (which may be attached to thepharmacophore or substituted on any carbon atom within the quinolinering), an optionally substituted indole (including dihydroindole), anoptionally substituted indolizine, an optionally substitutedazaindolizine (2, 3 or 4-azaindolizine) an optionally substitutedbenzimidazole, benzodiazole, benzoxofuran, an optionally substitutedimidazole, an optionally substituted isoxazole, an optionallysubstituted oxazole (preferably methyl substituted), an optionallysubstituted diazole, an optionally substituted triazole, a tetrazole, anoptionally substituted benzofuran, an optionally substituted thiophene,an optionally substituted thiazole (preferably methyl and/or thiolsubstituted), an optionally substituted isothiazole, an optionallysubstituted triazole (preferably a 1,2,3-triazole substituted with amethyl group, a triisopropylsilyl group, an optionally substituted—(CH₂)_(m)—O—C₁-C₆ alkyl group or an optionally substituted—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—O—C₁-C₆ alkyl group), an optionally substituted pyridine(2-, 3, or 4-pyridine) or a group according to the chemical structure:

wherein:

-   -   S^(c) is CHR^(SS), NR^(URE); or O;    -   R^(HET) is H, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably Cl or F), optionally        substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably substituted with one or two        hydroxyl groups or up to three halo groups (e.g. CF₃),        optionally substituted O(C₁-C₆ alkyl) (preferably substituted        with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo groups) or        an optionally substituted acetylenic group —C≡C—R_(a) where        R_(a) is H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group (preferably C₁-C₃ alkyl);    -   R^(SS) is H, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably F or Cl), optionally        substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably substituted with one or two        hydroxyl groups or up to three halo groups), optionally        substituted O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) (preferably substituted with one or        two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo groups) or an optionally        substituted —C(O)(C₁-C₆ alkyl) (preferably substituted with one        or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo groups);    -   R^(URE) is H, a C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably H or C₁-C₃ alkyl) or a        —C(O)(C₁-C₆ alkyl), each of which groups is optionally        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three        halogen, preferably fluorine groups, or an optionally        substituted heterocycle, for example piperidine, morpholine,        pyrrolidine, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiophene, piperidine,        piperazine, each of which is optionally substituted, and    -   Y^(C) is N or C—R^(YC), where R^(YC) is H, OH, CN, NO₂, halo        (preferably Cl or F), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl        (preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halo groups (e.g. CF₃), optionally substituted O(C₁-C₆        alkyl) (preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups        or up to three halo groups) or an optionally substituted        acetylenic group —C≡C—R_(a) where R_(a) is H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl        group (preferably C₁-C₃ alkyl).

The terms “aralkyl” and “heteroarylalkyl” refer to groups that compriseboth aryl or, respectively, heteroaryl as well as alkyl and/orheteroalkyl and/or carbocyclic and/or heterocycloalkyl ring systemsaccording to the above definitions.

The term “arylalkyl” as used herein refers to an aryl group as definedabove appended to an alkyl group defined above. The arylalkyl group isattached to the parent moiety through an alkyl group wherein the alkylgroup is one to six carbon atoms. The aryl group in the aryalkyl groupmay be substituted as defined above.

The term “Heterocycle” refers to a cyclic group which contains at leastone heteroatom, e.g., N, O or S, and may be aromatic (heteroaryl) ornon-aromatic. Thus, the heteroaryl moieties are subsumed under thedefinition of heterocycle, depending on the context of its use.Exemplary heteroaryl groups are described hereinabove.

Exemplary heterocyclics include: azetidinyl, benzimidazolyl,1,4-benzodioxanyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl,benzothienyl, dihydroimidazolyl, dihydropyranyl, dihydrofuranyl,dioxanyl, dioxolanyl, ethyleneurea, 1,3-dioxolane, 1,3-dioxane,1,4-dioxane, furyl, homopiperidinyl, imidazolyl, imidazolinyl,imidazolidinyl, indolinyl, indolyl, isoquinolinyl, isothiazolidinyl,isothiazolyl, isoxazolidinyl, isoxazolyl, morpholinyl, naphthyridinyl,oxazolidinyl, oxazolyl, pyridone, 2-pyrrolidone, pyridine, piperazinyl,N-methylpiperazinyl, piperidinyl, phthalimide, succinimide, pyrazinyl,pyrazolinyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolinyl, pyrrolyl,quinolinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl, tetrahydroquinoline,thiazolidinyl, thiazolyl, thienyl, tetrahydrothiophene, oxane, oxetanyl,oxathiolanyl, thiane among others.

Heterocyclic groups can be optionally substituted with a member selectedfrom the group consisting of alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, cycloalkyl,substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, acyl,acylamino, acyloxy, amino, substituted amino, aminoacyl, aminoacyloxy,oxyaminoacyl, azido, cyano, halogen, hydroxyl, keto, thioketo, carboxy,carboxyalkyl, thioaryloxy, thioheteroaryloxy, thioheterocyclooxy, thiol,thioalkoxy, substituted thioalkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl,heteroaryloxy, heterocyclic, heterocyclooxy, hydroxyamino, alkoxyamino,nitro, —SO-alkyl, —SO-substituted alkyl, —SOaryl, —SO-heteroaryl,—SO2-alkyl, —SO2-substituted alkyl, —SO2-aryl, oxo (═O), and—SO2-heteroaryl. Such heterocyclic groups can have a single ring ormultiple condensed rings. Examples of nitrogen heterocycles andheteroaryls include, but are not limited to, pyrrole, imidazole,pyrazole, pyridine, pyrazine, pyrimidine, pyridazine, indolizine,isoindole, indole, indazole, purine, quinolizine, isoquinoline,quinoline, phthalazine, naphthylpyridine, quinoxaline, quinazoline,cinnoline, pteridine, carbazole, carboline, phenanthridine, acridine,phenanthroline, isothiazole, phenazine, isoxazole, phenoxazine,phenothiazine, imidazolidine, imidazoline, piperidine, piperazine,indoline, morpholino, piperidinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, and the like aswell as N-alkoxy-nitrogen containing heterocycles. The term“heterocyclic” also includes bicyclic groups in which any of theheterocyclic rings is fused to a benzene ring or a cyclohexane ring oranother heterocyclic ring (for example, indolyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl,tetrahydroquinolyl, and the like).

The term “cycloalkyl” can mean but is in no way limited to univalentgroups derived from monocyclic or polycyclic alkyl groups orcycloalkanes, as defined herein, e.g., saturated monocyclic hydrocarbongroups having from three to twenty carbon atoms in the ring, including,but not limited to, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl,cycloheptyl and the like. The term “substituted cycloalkyl” can mean butis in no way limited to a monocyclic or polycyclic alkyl group and beingsubstituted by one or more substituents, for example, amino, halogen,alkyl, substituted alkyl, carbyloxy, carbylmercapto, aryl, nitro,mercapto or sulfo, whereas these generic substituent groups havemeanings which are identical with definitions of the correspondinggroups as defined in this legend.

“Heterocycloalkyl” refers to a monocyclic or polycyclic alkyl group inwhich at least one ring carbon atom of its cyclic structure beingreplaced with a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, O, Sor P. “Substituted heterocycloalkyl” refers to a monocyclic orpolycyclic alkyl group in which at least one ring carbon atom of itscyclic structure being replaced with a heteroatom selected from thegroup consisting of N, O, S or P and the group is containing one or moresubstituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl,substituted alkyl, carbyloxy, carbylmercapto, aryl, nitro, mercapto orsulfo, whereas these generic substituent group have meanings which areidentical with definitions of the corresponding groups as defined inthis legend.

The term “hydrocarbyl” shall mean a compound which contains carbon andhydrogen and which may be fully saturated, partially unsaturated oraromatic and includes aryl groups, alkyl groups, alkenyl groups andalkynyl groups.

The term “independently” is used herein to indicate that the variable,which is independently applied, varies independently from application toapplication.

The term “lower alkyl” refers to methyl, ethyl or propyl

The term “lower alkoxy” refers to methoxy, ethoxy or propoxy.

In any of the embodiments described herein, the W, X, Y, Z, G, G′, R,R′, R″, Q1-Q4, A, and Rn can independently be covalently coupled to alinker and/or a linker to which is attached one or more PTM, ULM, ILM orILM′ groups.

Exemplary MLMs

In certain additional embodiments, the MLM of the bifunctional compoundcomprises chemical moieties such as substituted imidazolines,substituted spiro-indolinones, substituted pyrrolidines, substitutedpiperidinones, substituted morpholinones, substitutedpyrrolopyrimidines, substituted imidazolopyridines, substitutedthiazoloimidazoline, substituted pyrrolopyrrolidinones, and substitutedisoquinolinones.

In additional embodiments, the MLM comprises the core structuresmentioned above with adjacent bis-aryl substitutions positioned as cis-or trans-configurations.

In still additional embodiments, the MLM comprises part of structuralfeatures as in RG7112, RG7388, SAR405838, AMG-232, AM-7209, DS-5272,MK-8242, and NVP-CGM-097, and analogs or derivatives thereof.

In certain preferred embodiments, MLM is a derivative of substitutedimidazoline represented as Formula (A-1), or thiazoloimidazolinerepresented as Formula (A-2), or spiro indolinone represented as Formula(A-3), or pyrollidine represented as Formula (A-4), orpiperidinone/morphlinone represented as Formula (A-5), or isoquinolinonerepresented as Formula (A-6), or pyrollopyrimidine/imidazolopyridinerepresented as Formula (A-7), orpyrrolopyrrolidinone/imidazolopyrrolidinone represented as Formula(A-8).

wherein above Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8),

-   -   X of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of carbon, oxygen, sulfur, sulfoxide, sulfone,        and N—R^(a);        -   R^(a) is independently H or an alkyl group with carbon            number 1 to 6;    -   Y and Z of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) are independently        carbon or nitrogen;    -   A, A′ and A″ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) are        independently selected from C, N, O or S, can also be one or two        atoms forming a fused bicyclic ring, or a 6,5- and 5,5-fused        aromatic bicyclic group;    -   R₁, R₂ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) are independently        selected from the group consisting of an aryl or heteroaryl        group, a heteroaryl group having one or two heteroatoms        independently selected from sulfur or nitrogen, wherein the aryl        or heteroaryl group can be mono-cyclic or bi-cyclic, or        unsubstituted or substituted with one to three substituents        independently selected from the group consisting of:        -   halogen, —CN, C1 to C6 alkyl group, C3 to C6 cycloalkyl,            —OH, alkoxy with 1 to 6 carbons, fluorine substituted alkoxy            with 1 to 6 carbons, sulfoxide with 1 to 6 carbons, sulfone            with 1 to 6 carbons, ketone with 2 to 6 carbons, amides with            2 to 6 carbons, and dialkyl amine with 2 to 6 carbons;    -   R³, R⁴ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) are independently        selected from the group consisting of H, methyl and C1 to C6        alkyl;    -   R₅ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of an aryl or heteroaryl group, a heteroaryl        group having one or two heteroatoms independently selected from        sulfur or nitrogen, wherein the aryl or heteroaryl group can be        mono-cyclic or bi-cyclic, or unsubstituted or substituted with        one to three substituents independently selected from the group        consisting of:        -   halogen, —CN, C1 to C6 alkyl group, C3 to C6 cycloalkyl,            —OH, alkoxy with 1 to 6 carbons, fluorine substituted alkoxy            with 1 to 6 carbons, sulfoxide with 1 to 6 carbons, sulfone            with 1 to 6 carbons, ketone with 2 to 6 carbons, amides with            2 to 6 carbons, dialkyl amine with 2 to 6 carbons, alkyl            ether (C2 to C6), alkyl ketone (C3 to C6), morpholinyl,            alkyl ester (C3 to C6), alkyl cyanide (C3 to C6);    -   R⁶ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is H or —C(═O)R^(b),        wherein        -   R^(b) of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected            from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, mono-, di-            or tri-substituted aryl or heteroaryl, 4-morpholinyl,            1-(3-oxopiperazunyl), 1-piperidinyl, 4-N—R^(c)-morpholinyl,            4-R^(c)-1-piperidinyl, and 3-R^(c)-1-piperidinyl, wherein        -   R^(c) of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected            from the group consisting of alkyl, fluorine substituted            alkyl, cyano alkyl, hydroxyl-substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl,            alkoxyalkyl, amide alkyl, alkyl sulfone, alkyl sulfoxide,            alkyl amide, aryl, heteroaryl, mono-, bis- and            tri-substituted aryl or heteroaryl, CH2CH2R^(d), and            CH2CH2CH2R^(d), wherein        -   R^(d) of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected            from the group consisting of alkoxy, alkyl sulfone, alkyl            sulfoxide, N-substituted carboxamide, —NHC(O)— alkyl,            —NH—SO₂-alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl,            substituted heteroaryl;    -   R₇ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of H, C1 to C6 alkyl, cyclic alkyl, fluorine        substituted alkyl, cyano substituted alkyl, 5- or 6-membered        heteroaryl or aryl, substituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl or        aryl;    -   R₈ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of —R^(e)—C(O)—R^(f), —R^(e)-alkoxy,        —R^(e)-aryl, —R^(e)-heteroaryl, and        —R^(e)—C(O)—R^(f)—C(O)—R^(g), wherein:        -   R^(e) of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is an alkylene            with 1 to 6 carbons, or a bond;        -   R^(f) of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is a            substituted 4- to 7-membered heterocycle;        -   R^(g) of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected            from the group consisting of aryl, heteroaryl, substituted            aryl or heteroaryl, and 4- to 7-membered heterocycle;    -   R₉ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of a mono-, bis- or tri-substituent on the        fused bicyclic aromatic ring in Formula (A-3), wherein the        substitutents are independently selected from the group        consisting of halogen, alkene, alkyne, alkyl, unsubstituted or        substituted with Cl or F;    -   R₁₀ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of an aryl or heteroaryl group, wherein the        heteroaryl group can contain one or two heteroatoms as sulfur or        nitrogen, aryl or heteroaryl group can be mono-cyclic or        bi-cyclic, the aryl or heteroaryl group can be unsubstituted or        substituted with one to three substituents, including a halogen,        F, Cl, —CN, alkene, alkyne, C₁ to C₆ alkyl group, C₁ to C₆        cycloalkyl, —OH, alkoxy with 1 to 6 carbons, fluorine        substituted alkoxy with 1 to 6 carbons, sulfoxide with 1 to 6        carbons, sulfone with 1 to 6 carbons, ketone with 2 to 6        carbons;    -   R₁₁ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is        —C(O)—N(R^(h))(R^(i)), wherein R^(h) and R^(i) are selected from        groups consisting of the following:        -   H; optionally substituted linear or branched C1 to C6 alkyl;            alkoxy substituted alkyl; mono- and di-hydroxy substituted            alkyl (e.g., a C3 to C6), sulfone substituted alkyl;            optionally substituted aryl; optionally substituted            heteraryl; mono-, bis- or tri-substituted aryl or            heteroaryl; phenyl-4-carboxylic acid; substituted            phenyl-4-carboxylic acid, alkyl carboxylic acid; optionally            substituted heteroaryl carboxylic acid; alkyl carboxylic            acid; fluorine substituted alkyl carboxylic acid; optionally            substituted cycloalky, 3-hydroxycyclobutane,            4-hydroxycyclohehexane, aryl substituted cycloalkyl;            heteroaryl substituted cycloalkyl; or Rh and Ri taken            together form a ring;    -   R₁₂ and R₁₃ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) are        independently selected from H, lower alkyl (C1 to C6), lower        alkenyl (C2 to C6), lower alkynyl (C2 to C6), cycloalkyl (4, 5        and 6-membered ring), substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,        substituted cycloalkenyl, 5- and 6-membered aryl and heteroaryl,        R¹² and R¹³ can be connected to form a 5- and 6-membered ring        with or without substitution on the ring;    -   R₁₄ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl,        substituted alkenyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl,        substituted heteroaryl, heterocycle, substituted heterocycle,        cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl and substituted        cycloalkenyl;    -   R₁₅ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is CN;    -   R₁₆ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 cycloalkyl, C2-6 alkenyl,        C1-6 alkyl or C3-6 cycloalkyl with one or multiple hydrogens        replaced by fluorine, alkyl or cycloalkyl with one CH₂ replaced        by S(═O), —S, or —S(═O)₂, alkyl or cycloalkyl with terminal CH₃        replaced by S(═O)₂N(alkyl)(alkyl), —C(═O)N(alkyl)(alkyl),        —N(alkyl)S(═O)₂(alkyl), —C(═O)2(allkyl), —O(alkyl), C1-6 alkyl        or alkyl-cycloalkyl with hydron replaced by hydroxyl group, a 3        to 7 membered cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl, optionally        containing a —(C═O)— group, or a 5 to 6 membered aryl or        heteroaryl group, which heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl group can        contain from one to three heteroatoms independently selected        from O, N or S, and the cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or        heteroaryl group can be unsubstituted or substituted with from        one to three substituents independently selected from halogen,        C1-6 alkyl groups, hydroxylated C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkyl        containing thioether, ether, sulfone, sulfoxide, fluorine        substituted ether or cyano group;    -   R₁₇ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of (CH₂)nC(O)NR^(k)R^(l), wherein R^(k) and        R^(l) are independently selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, hydrxylated        C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy alkyl, C1-6 alkyl with one or multiple        hydrogens replaced by fluorine, C1-6 alkyl with one carbon        replaced by S(O), S(O)(O), C1-6 alkoxyalkyl with one or multiple        hydrogens replaced by fluorine, C1-6 alkyl with hydrogen        replaced by a cyano group, 5 and 6 membered aryl or heteroaryl,        aklyl aryl with alkyl group containing 1-6 carbons, and alkyl        heteroaryl with alkyl group containing 1-6 carbons, wherein the        aryl or heteroaryl group can be further substituted;    -   R₁₈ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of substituted aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl,        cycloalkyl, the substitution is preferably —N(C1-4        alkyl)(cycloalkyl), —N(C1-4 alkyl)alkyl-cycloalkyl, and —N(C1-4        alkyl)[alkyl)-(heterocycle-substituted)-cycloalkyl];    -   R₁₉ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of aryl, heteroaryl, bicyclic heteroaryl, and        these aryl or hetroaryl groups can be substituted with halogen,        C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 cycloalkyl, CF₃, F, CN, alkyne, alkyl sulfone,        the halogen substitution can be mon-bis- or tri-substituted;    -   R₂₀ and R₂₁ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) are        independently selected from C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 cycloalkyl, C1-6        alkoxy, hydoxylated C1-6 alkoxy, and fluorine substituted C1-6        alkoxy, wherein R²⁰ and R²¹ can further be connected to form a        5, 6 and 7-membered cyclic or heterocyclic ring, which can        further be substituted;    -   R₂₂ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of H, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 cycloalkyl, carboxylic        acid, carboxylic acid ester, amide, reverse amide, sulfonamide,        reverse sulfonamide, N-acyl urea, nitrogen-containing 5-membered        heterocycle, the 5-membered heterocycles can be further        substituted with C1-6 alkyl, alkoxy, fluorine-substituted alkyl,        CN, and alkylsulfone;    -   R₂₃ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from        aryl, heteroaryl, —O-aryl, —O— heteroaryl, —O-alkyl,        —O-alkyl-cycloalkyl, —NH-alkyl, —NH-alkyl-cycloalkyl,        —N(H)-aryl, —N(H)-heteroaryl, —N(alkyl)-aryl,        —N(alkyl)-heteroaryl, the aryl or heteroaryl groups can be        substituted with halogen, C1-6 alkyl, hydoxylated C1-6 alkyl,        cycloalkyl, fluorine-substituted C1-6 alkyl, CN, alkoxy, alkyl        sulfone, amide and sulfonamide;    -   R₂₄ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of —CH₂—(C1-6 alkyl), —CH₂-cycloalkyl,        —CH₂-aryl, CH₂-heteroaryl, where alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl and        heteroaryl can be substituted with halogen, alkoxy, hydoxylated        alkyl, cyano-substituted alkyl, cycloalyl and substituted        cycloalkyl;    -   R₂₅ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkyl-cycloalkyl,        alkoxy-substituted alkyl, hydroxylated alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl,        substituted aryl or heteroaryl, 5,6, and 7-membered        nitrogen-containing saturated heterocycles, 5,6-fused and        6,6-fused nitrogen-containing saturated heterocycles and these        saturated heterocycles can be substituted with C1-6 alkyl,        fluorine-substituted C1-6 alkyl, alkoxy, aryl and heteroaryl        group;    -   R₂₆ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of C1-6 alkyl, C₃-6 cycloalkyl, the alkyl or        cycloalkyl can be substituted with —OH, alkoxy,        fluorine-substituted alkoxy, fluorine-substituted alkyl, —NH₂,        —NH-alkyl, NH—C(O)alkyl, —NH—S(O)₂-alkyl, and —S(O)₂-alkyl;    -   R₂₇ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of aryl, heteroaryl, bicyclic heteroaryl,        wherein the aryl or heteroaryl groups can be substituted with        C1-6 alkyl, alkoxy, NH2, NH-alkyl, halogen, or —CN, and the        substitution can be independently mono-, bis- and        tri-substitution;    -   R₂₈ of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from the        group consisting of aryl, 5 and 6-membered heteroaryl, bicyclic        heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, saturated heterocycle such as        piperidine, piperidinone, tetrahydropyran, N-acyl-piperidine,        wherein the cycloalkyl, saturated heterocycle, aryl or        heteroaryl can be further substituted with —OH, alkoxy, mono-,        bis- or tri-substitution including halogen, —CN, alkyl sulfone,        and fluorine substituted alkyl groups; and    -   R_(1″) of Formula (A-1) through Formula (A-8) is selected from        the group consisting of H, alkyl, aryl substituted alkyl, alkoxy        substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl-substituted cycloalkyl, and        alkoxy substituted cycloalkyl.

In certain embodiments, the heterocycles in R^(f) and R^(g) of Formula(A-1) through Formula (A-8) are substituted pyrrolidine, substitutedpiperidine, substituted piperizine.

More specifically, non-limiting examples of MLMs include those shownbelow as well as those ‘hybrid’ molecules that arise from thecombination of 1 or more of the different features shown in themolecules below.

Using MLM in Formula A-1 through A-8, the following PROTACs can beprepared to target a particular protein for degradation, where ‘L” is aconnector (i.e. a linker group), and “PTM” is a ligand binding to atarget protein.

In certain embodiments, the description provides a bifunctional moleculecomprising a structure selected from the group consisting of:

wherein X, R^(a), Y, Z, A, A′, A″, R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅, R₆, R^(b), R^(c),R^(d), R₇, R^(e), R^(f), R^(g), R₉, R₁₀, R₁₁, R₁₂, R₁₃, R₁₄, R₁₅, R₁₆,R₁₇, R^(k), R^(l), R₁₈, R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂, R₂₃, R₂₄, R₂₅, R₂₆, R₂₇,R₂₈, and R_(1″) are as defined herein with regard to Formulas (A-1)through (A-8).

In certain embodiments, the description provides bifunctional orchimeric molecules with the structure: PTM-L-MLM, wherein PTM is aprotein target binding moiety coupled to an MLM by L, wherein L is abond (i.e., absent) or a chemical linker. In certain embodiments, theMLM has a structure selected from the group consisting of A-1-1, A-1-2,A-1-3, and A-1-4:

wherein:

-   -   R1′ and R2′ of Formulas A-1-1 throught A-1-4 (i.e., A-1-1,        A-1-2, A-1-3, and A-1-4) are independently selected from the        group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, acetylene, CN, CF₃ and NO₂;    -   R3′ is selected from the group consisting of —OCH₃, —OCH₂CH₃,        —OCH₂CH₂F, —OCH₂CH₂OCH₃, and —OCH(CH₃)₂;    -   R4′ of Formulas A-1-1 throught A-1-4 is selected from the group        consisting of H, halogen, —CH₃, —CF₃, —OCH₃, —C(CH₃)₃,        —CH(CH₃)₂, -cyclopropyl, —CN, —C(CH₃)₂OH, —C(CH₃)₂OCH₂CH₃,        —C(CH₃)₂CH₂OH, —C(CH₃)₂CH₂OCH₂CH₃, —C(CH₃)₂CH₂OCH₂CH₂OH,        —C(CH₃)₂CH₂OCH₂CH₃, —C(CH₃)₂CN, —C(CH₃)₂C(O)CH₃,        —C(CH₃)₂C(O)NHCH₃, —C(CH₃)₂C(O)N(CH₃)₂, —SCH₃, —SCH₂CH₃,        —S(O)₂CH₃, —S(O₂)CH₂CH₃, —NHC(CH₃)₃, —N(CH₃)₂, pyrrolidinyl, and        4-morpholinyl;    -   R5′ of Formulas A-1-1 throught A-1-4 is selected from the group        consisting of halogen, -cyclopropyl, —S(O)₂CH₃, —S(O)₂CH₂CH₃,        1-pyrrolidinyl, —NH₂, —N(CH₃)₂, and —NHC(CH₃)₃; and    -   R6′ of Formulas A-1-1 throught A-1-4 is selected from the        structures presented below where the linker connection point is        indicated as “*”.    -   Beside R6′ as the point for linker attachment, R4′ can also        serve as the linker attachment position. In the case that R4′ is        the linker connection site, linker will be connected to the        terminal atom of R4′ groups shown above.

In certain embodiments, the linker connection position of Formulas A-1-1throught A-1-4 is at least one of R4′ or R6′ or both.

In certain embodiments, R6′ of Formulas A-1-1 throught A-1-4 isindependently selected from the group consisting of H,

wherein “*” indicates the point of attachment of the linker.

In certain embodiments, the linker of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 isattached to at least one of R1′, R2′, R3′, R4′, R5′, R6′, or acombination thereof.

In certain embodiments, the description provides bifunctional orchimeric molecules with the structure: PTM-L-MLM, wherein PTM is aprotein target binding moiety coupled to an MLM by L, wherein L is abond (i.e., absent) or a chemical linker. In certain embodiments, theMLM has a structure selected from the group consisting of A-4-1, A-4-2,A-4-3, A-4-4, A-4-5, and A-4-6:

wherein:

-   -   R7′ of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 (i.e., A-4-1, A-4-2, A-4-3,        A-4-4, A-4-5, and A-4-6) is one or more (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4)        halogens;    -   R8′ of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 is one or more groups (e.g.,        1, 2, 3, or 4 groups) selected from the group consisting of H,        —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NO₂, ethylnyl, cyclopropyl, methyl,        ethyl, isopropyl, vinyl, methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, —OH, other        C1-6 alkyl, other C1-6 alkenyl, and C1-6 alkynyl, mono-, di- or        tri-substituted;    -   R9′ of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 is selected from the group        consisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted        alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, aryl, substituted aryl,        heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, substituted        cycloalkyl, alkenyl, and substituted cycloalkenyl;    -   Z of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 is selected from the group        consisting of H, —OCH₃, —OCH₂CH₃, and halogen;    -   R10′ and R11′ of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 are each        independently selected from the group consisting of H,        (CH₂)_(n)—R′, (CH₂)_(n)—NR′R″, (CH₂)_(n)—NR′COR″,        (CH₂)_(n)—NR′SO₂R″, (CH₂)_(n)—COOH, (CH₂)_(n)—COOR′,        (CH)_(n)—CONR′R″, (CH₂)_(n)—OR′, (CH₂)_(n)—SR′, (CH₂)_(n)—SOR′,        (CH₂)_(n)—CH(OH)—R′, (CH₂)_(n), —COR′, (CH₂)_(n)—SO₂R′,        (CH₂)_(n)—SONR′R″, (CH₂)_(n)—SO₂NR′R″,        (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—R′, (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—OH,        (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—OR′, (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—NR′R″,        (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—NR′COR″,        (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)(CH₂)_(n)—NR′SO₂R″, (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)(CH₂)_(n)—COOH,        (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)(CH₂)_(n)—COOR′, (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CONR′R″,        (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SO₂R′, (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—COR′,        (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SONR′R″,        (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SO₂NR′R″,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)R′,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—OH,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—OR′,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—NR′R″,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—NR′COR″,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—NR′SO₂R″,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—COOH,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—COOR′,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CONR′R″,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SO₂R′,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—COR′,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SONR′R″,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SO₂NR′R″, Aryl-(CH₂)_(n)—COOH,        and heteroaryl-alkyl-CO-alkyl-NR′R″m, wherein the alkyl may be        substituted with OR′, and heteroaryl-(CH₂)_(m)-heterocycle        wherein the heterocycle may optionally be substituted with        alkyl, hydroxyl, COOR′ and COR′; wherein R′ and R″ are selected        from H, alkyl, alkyl substituted with halogen, hydroxyl, NH₂,        NH(alkyl), N(alkyl)₂, oxo, carboxy, clcloalkyl and heteroaryl;    -   m, n, and p are independently 0 to 6;    -   R12′ of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 is selected from the group        consisting of —O-(alkyl), —O-(alkyl)-akoxy, —C(O)-(alkyl),        —C(OH)-alkyl-alkoxy, —C(O)—NH-(alkyl), —C(O)—N-(alkyl)₂,        —S(O)-(alkyl), S(O)₂-(alkyl), —C(O)-(cyclic amine), and        —O-aryl-(alkyl), —O-aryl-(alkoxy);    -   R1″ of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 is selected from the group        consisting of H, alkyl, aryl substitituted alkyl, aloxy        substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, ary-substituted cycloalkyl, and        alkoxy substituted cycloalkyl.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described herein, the alkyl, alkoxyor the like can be a lower alkyl or lower alkoxy.

In certain embodiments, the linker connection position of Formula A-4-1through A-4-6 is at least one of Z, R8′, R9′, R10′, R11″, R12″, or R1″.

The method used to design chimeric molecules as presented in A-1-1through A-1-4, A-4-1 through A-4-6 can be applied to MLM with formulaA-2, A-3, A-5, A-6, A-7 and A-8, wherein the solvent exposed area in theMLM can be connected to linker “L” which will be attached to targetprotein ligand “PTM”, to construct PROTACs.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the MLM is selected from:

Exemplary MDM2 binding moieties include, but not limited, the following:

1. The HDM2/MDM2 inhibitors identified in Vassilev, et al., In vivoactivation of the p53 pathway by small-molecule antagonists of MDM2,SCIENCE vol:303, pag:844-848 (2004), and Schneekloth, et al., Targetedintracellular protein degradation induced by a small molecule: En routeto chemical proteomics, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 18 (2008) 5904-5908,including (or additionally) the compounds nutlin-3, nutlin-2, andnutlin-1 (derivatized) as described below, as well as all derivativesand analogs thereof:

(derivatized where a linker group L or a -(L-MLM)group is attached, forexample, at the methoxy group or as a hydroxyl group);

(derivatized where a linker group L or a -(L-MLM) group is attached, forexample, at the methoxy group or hydroxyl group);

(derivatized where a linker group L or a -(L-MLM) group is attached, forexample, via the methoxy group or as a hydroxyl group); and

2. Trans-4-Iodo-4′-Boranyl-Chalcone

(derivatized where a linker group L or a a linker group L or a-(L-MLM)group is attached, for example, via a hydroxy group).

Exemplary CLMs

Neo-imide Compounds

In one aspect the description provides compounds useful for bindingand/or inhibiting cereblon. In certain embodiments, the compound isselected from the group consisting of chemical structures:

wherein:

-   -   W of Formulas (a) through (f) is independently selected from the        group CH₂, CHR, C═O, SO₂, NH, and N-alkyl;    -   X of Formulas (a) through (f) is independently selected from the        group O, S and H₂,    -   Y of Formulas (a) through (f) is independently selected from the        group CH₂, —C═CR′, NH, N-alkyl, N-aryl, N-hetaryl, N-cycloalkyl,        N-heterocyclyl, O, and S;    -   Z of Formulas (a) through (f) is independently selected from the        group O, and S or H₂ except that both X and Z cannot be H₂,    -   G and G′ of Formulas (a) through (f) are independently selected        from the group H, optionally substituted linear or branched        alkyl, OH, R′OCOOR, R′OCONRR″, CH₂-heterocyclyl optionally        substituted with R′, and benzyl optionally substituted with R′;    -   Q1-Q4 of Formulas (a) through (f) represent a carbon C        substituted with a group independently selected from R′, N or        N-oxide;    -   A of Formulas (a) through (f) is independently selected from the        group H, optionally substituted linear or branched alkyl,        cycloalkyl, Cl and F;    -   R of Formulas (a) through (f) comprises, but is not limited to:        —CONR′R″, —OR′, —NR′R″, —SR′, —SO₂R′, —SO₂NR′ R″, —CR′ R″—, —CR′        NR′R″—, (—CR′O)_(n′)R″, -aryl, -hetaryl, -optionally substituted        linear or branched alkyl, -cycloalkyl, -heterocyclyl,        —P(O)(OR′)R″, —P(O)R′R″, —OP(O)(OR′)R″, —OP(O)R′R″, —Cl, —F,        —Br, —I, —CF₃, —CN, —NR′SO₂NR′R″, —NR′CONR′R″, —CONR′COR″,        —NR′C(═N—CN)NR′R″, —C(═N—CN)NR′R″, —NR′C(═N—CN)R″,        —NR′C(═C—NO₂)NR′R″, —SO₂NR′COR″, —NO₂, —CO₂R′, —C(C═N—OR′)R″,        —CR′═CR′R″, —CCR′, —S(C═O)(C═N—R′)R″, —SF₅ and —OCF₃    -   R′ and R″ of Formulas (a) through (f) are independently selected        from a bond, H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl,        heterocyclic, —C(═O)R, heterocyclyl, each of which is optionally        substituted;    -   n′ of Formulas (a) through (f) is an integer from 1-10 (e.g.        1-4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10);    -   of Formulas (a) through (f) represents a bond that may be        stereospecific ((R) or (S)) or non-stereospecific; and    -   R_(n) of Formulas (a) through (f) comprises from 1 to 4        independently selected functional groups or atoms, for example,        O, OH, N, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, -alkyl-aryl (e.g., an        -alkyl-aryl comprising at least one of C1-C6 alkyl, C4-C7 aryl,        or a combination thereof), aryl (e.g., C5-C7 aryl), amine,        amide, or carboxy.

Exemplary CLMs

In any of the compounds described herein, the CLM comprises a chemicalstructure selected from the group:

wherein:

-   -   W of Formulas (a) through (f) is independently selected from the        group CH₂, CHR, C═O, SO₂, NH, and N-alkyl;    -   X of Formulas (a) through (f) is independently selected from the        group O, S and H₂;    -   Y of Formulas (a) through (f) is independently selected from the        group CH₂, —C═CR′, NH, N-alkyl, N-aryl, N-hetaryl, N-cycloalkyl,        N-heterocyclyl, O, and S;    -   Z of Formulas (a) through (f) is independently selected from the        group O, and S or H2 except that both X and Z cannot be H2;    -   G and G′ of Formulas (a) through (f) are independently selected        from the group H, optionally substituted linear or branched        alkyl, OH, R′OCOOR, R′OCONRR″, CH₂-heterocyclyl optionally        substituted with R′, and benzyl optionally substituted with R′;    -   Q1-Q4 of Formulas (a) through (f) represent a carbon C        substituted with a group independently selected from R′, N or        N-oxide;    -   A of Formulas (a) through (f) is independently selected from the        group H, alkyl (linear, branched, optionally substituted),        cycloalkyl, Cl and F;    -   R of Formulas (a) through (f) comprises, but is not limited to:        —CONR′R″, —OR′, —NR′R″, —SR′, —SO₂R′, —SO₂NR′R″, —CR′R″—,        —CR′NR′R″—, (—CR′O)_(n)′R″, -aryl, -hetaryl, -alkyl,        -cycloalkyl, -heterocyclyl, —P(O)(OR′)R″, —P(O)R′R″,        —OP(O)(OR′)R″, —OP(O)R′R″, —Cl, —F, —Br, —I, —CF3, —CN,        —NR′SO2NR′R″, —NR′CONR′R″, —CONR′COR″, —NR′C(═N—CN)NR′R″,        —C(═N—CN)NR′R″, —NR′C(═N—CN)R″, —NR′C(═C—NO2)NR′R″, —SO2NR′COR″,        —NO2, —CO2R′, —C(C═N—OR′)R″, —CR′═CR′R″, —CCR′,        —S(C═O)(C═N—R′)R″, —SF5 and —OCF3    -   R′ and R″ of Formulas (a) through (f) are independently selected        from a bond, H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl,        heterocyclic, —C(═O)R, heterocyclyl, each of which is optionally        substituted;    -   n of Formulas (a) through (f) is an integer from 1-10 (e.g.,        1-4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10);    -   of Formulas (a) through (f) represents a bond that may be        stereospecific ((R) or (S)) or non-stereospecific; and    -   Rn of Formulas (a) through (f) comprises from 1 to 4        independently selected functional groups or atoms, for example,        O, OH, N, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₆ alkoxy, -alkyl-aryl (e.g., an        -alkyl-aryl comprising at least one of C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₄-C₇ aryl,        or a combination thereof), aryl (e.g., C₅-C₇ aryl), amine,        amide, or carboxy, and optionally, one of which is modified to        be covalently joined to a PTM, a chemical linker group (L), a        ULM, CLM (or CLM′) or combination thereof.

In certain embodiments described herein, the CLM or ULM comprises achemical structure selected from the group:

wherein:

-   -   W of Formula (g) is independently selected from the group CH₂,        C═O, NH, and N-alkyl;    -   R of Formula (g) is independently selected from a H, methyl, or        optionally substituted linear or branched alkyl (e.g.,        optionally substituted linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl);    -   of Formula (g) represents a bond that may be stereospecific ((R)        or (S)) or non-stereospecific; and    -   Rn of Formula (g) comprises from 1 to 4 independently selected        functional groups or atoms, for example, O, OH, N, C1-C6 alkyl,        C1-C6 alkoxy, -alkyl-aryl (e.g., an -alkyl-aryl comprising at        least one of C1-C6 alkyl, C4-C7 aryl, or a combination thereof),        aryl (e.g., C5-C7 aryl), amine, amide, or carboxy, and        optionally, one of which is modified to be covalently joined to        a PTM, a chemical linker group (L), a ULM, CLM (or CLM′) or        combination thereof.

In any of the embodiments described herein, the W, X, Y, Z, G, G′, R,R′, R″, Q1-Q4, A, and Rn of Formulas (a) through (g) can independentlybe covalently coupled to a linker and/or a linker to which is attachedone or more PTM, ULM, CLM or CLM′ groups.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described herein, Rn comprises from1 to 4 independently selected functional groups or atoms, for example,O, OH, N, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, -alkyl-aryl (e.g., an -alkyl-arylcomprising at least one of C1-C6 alkyl, C4-C7 aryl, or a combinationthereof), aryl (e.g., C5-C7 aryl), amine, amide, or carboxy, andoptionally, one of which is modified to be covalently joined to a PTM, achemical linker group (L), a ULM, CLM (or CLM′) or combination thereof.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described herein, Rn comprises from1 to 4 functional groups or atoms, for example, O, OH, N, C1-C6 alkyl,C1-C6 alkoxy, amine, amide, or carboxy, and optionally, one of which ismodified to be covalently joined to a PTM, a chemical linker group (L),a ULM, CLM (or CLM′) or combination thereof.

More specifically, non-limiting examples of CLMs include those shownbelow as well as those “hybrid” molecules that arise from thecombination of 1 or more of the different features shown in themolecules below.

In any of the compounds described herein, the CLM comprises a chemicalstructure selected from the group:

wherein:

-   -   W is independently selected from CH₂, CHR, C═O, SO₂, NH, and        N-alkyl; Q₁, Q₂, Q₃, Q₄, Q₅ are each independently represent a        carbon C or N substituted with a group independently selected        from R′, N or N-oxide;    -   R¹ is selected from absent, H, OH, CN, C₁-C₃ alkyl, C═O;    -   R² is selected from the group absent, H, OH, CN, C₁-C₃ alkyl,        CHF₂, CF₃, CHO, C(═O)NH₂;    -   R³ is selected from H, alkyl (e.g., C1-C6 or C1-C3 alkyl),        substituted alkyl (e.g., substituted C1-C6 or C1-C3 alkyl),        alkoxy (e.g., C1-C6 or C1-C3 alkoxyl), substituted alkoxy (e.g.,        substituted C1-C6 or C1-C3 alkoxyl);    -   R⁴ is selected from H, alkyl, substituted alkyl;    -   R⁵ and R⁶ are each independently H, halogen, C(═O)R′, CN, OH,        CF₃;    -   X is C, CH, C═O, or N;    -   X₁ is C═O, N, CH, or CH₂;    -   R′ is selected from H, halogen, amine, alkyl (e.g., C1-C3        alkyl), substituted alkyl (e.g., substituted C1-C3 alkyl),        alkoxy (e.g., C1-C3 alkoxyl), substituted alkoxy (e.g.,        substituted C1-C3 alkoxyl), NR²R³, C(═O)OR², optionally        substituted phenyl;    -   n is 0-4;    -   is a single or double bond; and    -   the CLM is covalently joined to a PTM, a chemical linker group        (L), a ULM, CLM (or CLM′) or combination thereof.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the CLM or CLM′ iscovalently joined to a PTM, a chemical linker group (L), a ULM, a CLM, aCLM′, or a combination thereof via an R group (such as, R, R¹, R², R³,R⁴ or R′), W, X, or a Q group (such as, Q₁, Q₂, Q₃, Q₄, or Q₅).

In any of the embodiments described herein, the CLM or CLM′ iscovalently joined to a PTM, a chemical linker group (L), a ULM, a CLM, aCLM′, or a combination thereof via W, X, R, R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R′, Q₁,Q₂, Q₃, Q₄, and Q₅.

In any of the embodiments described herein, the W, X, R¹, R², R³, R⁴,R′, Q₁, Q₂, Q₃, Q₄, and Q₅ can independently be covalently coupled to alinker and/or a linker to which is attached to one or more PTM, ULM,ULM′, CLM or CLM′ groups.

More specifically, non-limiting examples of CLMs include those shownbelow as well as “hybrid” molecules or compounds that arise fromcombining 1 or more features of the following compounds:

wherein:

-   -   W is independently selected from the group CH₂, CHR, C═O, SO₂,        NH, and N-alkyl;    -   R¹ is selected from the group absent, H, CH, CN, C₁-C₃ alkyl;    -   R² is H or a C₁-C₃ alkyl;    -   R³ is selected from H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy,        substituted alkoxy;    -   R⁴ is methyl or ethyl;    -   R⁵ is H or halo;    -   R⁶ is H or halo;    -   R of the CLM is H;    -   R′ is H or an attachment point for a PTM, a PTM′, a chemical        linker group (L), a ULM, a CLM, a CLM′,    -   Q₁ and Q₂ are each independently C or N substituted with a group        independently selected from H or C1-C3 alkyl;    -   is a single or double bond; and    -   Rn comprises a functional group or an atom.

In any of the embodiments described herein, the W, R¹, R², Q₁, Q₂, Q₃,Q₄, and Rn can independently be covalently coupled to a linker and/or alinker to which is attached one or more PTM, ULM, ULM′, CLM or CLM′groups.

In any of the embodiments described herein, the R¹, R², Q₁, Q₂, Q₃, Q₄,and Rn can independently be covalently coupled to a linker and/or alinker to which is attached one or more PTM, ULM, ULM′, CLM or CLM′groups.

In any of the embodiments described herein, the Q₁, Q₂, Q₃, Q₄, and Rncan independently be covalently coupled to a linker and/or a linker towhich is attached one or more PTM, ULM, ULM′, CLM or CLM′ groups.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, R_(n) is modified to becovalently joined to the linker group (L), a PTM, a ULM, a second CLMhaving the same chemical structure as the CLM, a CLM′, a second linker,or any multiple or combination thereof.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the CLM is selected from:

wherein R′ is a halogen and R¹ is as described in any aspect orembodiment described herein.

In certain cases, “CLM” can be imides that bind to cereblon E3 ligase.These imides and linker attachment point can be, but not limited to, thefollowing structures:

Exemplary VLMs

In certain embodiments of the compounds as described herein, ULM is VLMand comprises a chemical structure selected from the group ULM-a:

wherein:

-   -   a dashed line indicates the attachment of at least one PTM,        another ULM or VLM or MLM or ILM or CLM (i.e., ULM′ or VLM′ or        CLM′ or ILM′ or MLM′), or a chemical linker moiety coupling at        least one PTM, a ULM′ or a VLM′ or a CLM′ or a ILM′ or a MLM′ to        the other end of the linker;    -   X¹, X² of Formula ULM-a are each independently selected from the        group of a bond, O, NR^(Y3), CR^(Y3)R^(Y4), C═O, C═S, SO, and        SO₂;    -   R^(Y3), R^(Y4) of Formula ULM-a are each independently selected        from the group of H, linear or branched C₁₋₆ alkyl, optionally        substituted by 1 or more halo, optionally substituted C₁₋₆        alkoxyl (e.g., optionally substituted by 0-3 R^(P) groups);    -   R^(P) of Formula ULM-a is 0, 1, 2, or 3 groups, each        independently selected from the group H, halo, —OH, C₁₋₃ alkyl,        C═O;    -   W³ of Formula ULM-a is selected from the group of an optionally        substituted T, an optionally substituted -T-N(R^(1a)R^(1b))X³,        optionally substituted -T-N(R^(1a)R^(1b)), optionally        substituted -T-Aryl, an optionally substituted -T-Heteroaryl, an        optionally substituted T-biheteroaryl, an optionally substituted        -T-heterocyclyl, an optionally substituted -T-bi heterocyclyl,        an optionally substituted —NR¹-T-Aryl, an optionally substituted        —NR¹-T-Heteroaryl or an optionally substituted        —NR¹-T-Heterocycle;    -   X³ of Formula ULM-a is C═O, R¹, R^(1a), R^(1b);    -   each of R¹, R^(1a), R^(1b) is independently selected from the        group consisting of H, linear or branched C₁-C₆ alkyl group        optionally substituted by 1 or more halo or —OH groups,        R^(Y3)C═O, R^(Y3)C═S, R^(Y3)SO, R^(Y3)SO₂, N(R^(Y3)R^(Y4))C═O,        N(R^(Y3)R^(Y4))C═S, N(R^(Y3)R^(Y4))SO, and N(R^(Y3)R^(Y4))SO₂;    -   T of Formula ULM-a is selected from the group of an optionally        substituted alkyl, —(CH₂)_(n)— group, wherein each one of the        methylene groups is optionally substituted with one or two        substituents selected from the group of halogen, methyl, a        linear or branched C₁-C₆ alkyl group optionally substituted by 1        or more halogen, C(O)NR¹R^(1a), or NR¹R^(1a) or R¹ and R^(1a)        are joined to form an optionally substituted heterocyclyl, or        —OH groups or an amino acid side chain optionally substituted;    -   W⁴ of Formula ULM-a is an optionally substituted —NR1-T-Aryl        wherein the aryl group may be optionally substituted with an        optionally substituted 5-6 membered heteroaryl, an optionally        substituted —NR1-T-Heteroaryl group or an optionally substituted        —NR1-T-Heterocycle, where —NR1 is covalently bonded to X² and R¹        is H or CH₃, preferably H; and    -   n is 0 to 6, often 0, 1, 2, or 3, preferably 0 or 1.

In any of the embodiments described herein, T is selected from the groupof an optionally substituted alkyl, —(CH₂)_(n)— group, wherein each oneof the methylene groups is optionally substituted with one or twosubstituents selected from the group of halogen, methyl, optionallysubstituted alkoxy, a linear or branched C₁-C₆ alkyl group optionallysubstituted by 1 or more halogen, C(O) NR¹R^(1a), or NR¹R^(1a) or R¹andR^(1a) are joined to form an optionally substituted heterocycle, or —OHgroups or an amino acid side chain optionally substituted; and n is 0 to6, often 0, 1, 2, or 3, preferably 0 or 1.

In certain embodiments, W⁴ of Formula ULM-a is

wherein W⁵ is an optionally substituted phenyl or an optionallysubstituted 5-10 membered heteroaryl (e.g., optionally substituted withone or more [such as 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5] halo, CN, optionally substitutedalkyl, optionally substituted haloalkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy,hydroxy, or optionally substituted haloalkoxy), and R_(14a), R_(14b),are each independently selected from the group of H, haloalkyl, oroptionally substituted alkyl.

In any of the embodiments, W⁵ of Formula ULM-a is selected from thegroup of an optionally substituted phenyl or an optionally substituted5-10 membered heteroaryl (e.g., W⁵ is optionally substituted with one ormore [such as 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5] halo, CN, optionally substituted alkyl,optionally substituted haloalkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy,hydroxy, or optionally substituted haloalkoxy), and

R₁₅ of Formula ULM-a is selected from the group of H, halogen, CN, OH,NO₂, NR_(14a)R_(14b), OR_(14a), CONR_(14a)R_(14b), NR_(14a)COR_(14b),SO₂NR_(14a)R_(14b), NR_(14a) SO₂R_(14b), optionally substituted alkyl,optionally substituted haloalkyl, optionally substituted haloalkoxy,optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,optionally substituted cycloalkyl, or optionally substitutedcycloheteroalkyl;

In additional embodiments, W⁴ substituents for use in the presentdisclosure also include specifically (and without limitation to thespecific compound disclosed) the W⁴ substituents which are found in theidentified compounds disclosed herein. Each of these W⁴ substituents maybe used in conjunction with any number of W³ substituents which are alsodisclosed herein.

In certain additional embodiments, ULM-a, is optionally substituted by0-3 R^(P) groups in the pyrrolidine moiety. Each R^(P) is independentlyH, halo, —OH, C1-3alkyl, C═O.

In any of the embodiments described herein, the W³, W⁴ of Formula ULM-acan independently be covalently coupled to a linker which is attachedone or more PTM groups.

and wherein the dashed line indicates the site of attachment of at leastone PTM, another ULM (ULM′) or a chemical linker moiety coupling atleast one PTM or a ULM′ or both to ULM.

In certain embodiments, ULM is VHL and is represented by the structure:

wherein:

-   -   W³ of Formula ULM-b is selected from the group of an optionally        substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, or

-   -   R₉ and R₁₀ of Formula ULM-b are independently hydrogen,        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,        optionally substituted hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted        heteroaryl, or haloalkyl, or R₉, R₁₀, and the carbon atom to        which they are attached form an optionally substituted        cycloalkyl;    -   R₁₁ of Formula ULM-b is selected from the group of an optionally        substituted heterocyclic, optionally substituted alkoxy,        optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted aryl,

-   -   R¹² of Formula ULM-b is selected from the group of H or        optionally substituted alkyl;    -   R¹³ of Formula ULM-b is selected from the group of H, optionally        substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkylcarbonyl,        optionally substituted (cycloalkyl)alkylcarbonyl, optionally        substituted aralkylcarbonyl, optionally substituted        arylcarbonyl, optionally substituted (heterocyclyl)carbonyl, or        optionally substituted aralkyl;    -   R_(14a), R_(14b) of Formula ULM-b, are each independently        selected from the group of H, haloalkyl, or optionally        substituted alkyl;    -   W⁵ of Formula ULM-b is selected from the group of an optionally        substituted phenyl or an optionally substituted 5-10 membered        heteroaryl (e.g., W⁵ is optionally substituted with one or more        [such as 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5] halo, CN, optionally substituted        alkyl, optionally substituted haloalkyl, optionally substituted        alkoxy, hydroxy, or optionally substituted haloalkoxy),    -   R₁₅ of Formula ULM-b is selected from the group of H, halogen,        CN, OH, NO₂, NR_(14a)R_(14b), OR_(14a), CONR_(14a)R_(14b),        NR_(14a)COR_(14b), SO₂NR_(14a)R_(14b), NR_(14a) SO₂R_(14b),        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted haloalkyl,        optionally substituted haloalkoxy; aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl,        or cycloheteroalkyl (each optionally substituted);    -   each R₁₆ of Formula ULM-b is independently selected from the        group of halo, CN, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally        substituted haloalkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, hydroxy,        or optionally substituted haloalkoxy;    -   o of Formula ULM-b is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;    -   R₁₈ of Formula ULM-b is independently selected from the group of        H, halo, optionally substituted alkoxy, cyano, optionally        substituted alkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy or a linker; and    -   p of Formula ULM-b is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, and wherein the dashed        line indicates the site of attachment of at least one PTM,        another ULM (ULM′) or a chemical linker moiety coupling at least        one PTM or a ULM′ or both to ULM.

In certain embodiments, R₁₅ of Formula ULM-b is

wherein R₁₇ is H, halo, optionally substituted C₃₋₆ cycloalkyl,optionally substituted C₁₋₆ alkyl, optionally substituted C₁₋₆alkenyl,and C₁₋₆ haloalkyl; and Xa is S or O.

In certain embodiments, R₁₇ of Formula ULM-b is selected from the groupmethyl, ethyl, isopropyl, and cyclopropyl.

In certain additional embodiments, R₁₅ of Formula ULM-b is selected fromthe group consisting of:

In certain embodiments, R₁₁ of Formula ULM-b is selected from the groupconsisting of:

In certain embodiments, ULM has a chemical structure selected from thegroup of:

wherein:

-   -   R₁ of Formulas ULM-c, ULM-d, and ULM-e is H, ethyl, isopropyl,        tert-butyl, sec-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or        cyclohexyl; optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted        hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, or haloalkyl;    -   R_(14a) of Formulas ULM-c, ULM-d, and ULM-e is H, haloalkyl,        optionally substituted alkyl, methyl, fluoromethyl,        hydroxymethyl, ethyl, isopropyl, or cyclopropyl;    -   R₁₅ of Formulas ULM-c, ULM-d, and ULM-e is selected from the        group consisting of H, halogen, CN, OH, NO₂, optionally        substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted aryl; optionally        substituted alkyl, optionally substituted haloalkyl, optionally        substituted optionally substituted haloalkoxy, optionally        substituted cycloalkyl, or optionally substituted        cycloheteroalkyl;    -   X of Formulas ULM-c, ULM-d, and ULM-e is C, CH₂, or C═O    -   R³ of Formulas ULM-c, ULM-d, and ULM-e is absent or an        optionally substituted 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl; and    -   the dashed line indicates the site of attachment of at least one        PTM, another ULM (ULM′) or a chemical linker moiety coupling at        least one PTM or a ULM′ or both to ULM.

In certain embodiments, ULM comprises a group according to the chemicalstructure:

wherein:

-   -   R_(14a) of Formula ULM-f is H, haloalkyl, optionally substituted        alkyl, methyl, fluoromethyl, hydroxymethyl, ethyl, isopropyl, or        cyclopropyl;    -   R₉ of Formula ULM-f is H;    -   R₁₀ of Formula ULM-f is H, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl,        sec-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl;

R₁₁ of Formula ULM-f is

or optionally substituted heteroaryl;

-   -   p of Formula ULM-f is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;    -   each R₁₈ of Formula ULM-f is independently halo, optionally        substituted alkoxy, cyano, optionally substituted alkyl,        haloalkyl, haloalkoxy or a linker;    -   R₁₂ of Formula ULM-f is H, C═O;    -   R₁₃ of Formula ULM-f is H, optionally substituted alkyl,        optionally substituted alkylcarbonyl, optionally substituted        (cycloalkyl)alkylcarbonyl, optionally substituted        aralkylcarbonyl, optionally substituted arylcarbonyl, optionally        substituted (heterocyclyl)carbonyl, or optionally substituted        aralkyl,    -   R¹⁵ of Formula ULM-f is selected from the group consisting of H,        halogen, Cl, CN, OH, NO₂, optionally substituted haloalkyl,        optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted aryl;

and

-   -   wherein the dashed line of Formula ULM-f indicates the site of        attachment of at least one PTM, another ULM (ULM′) or a chemical        linker moiety coupling at least one PTM or a ULM′ or both to        ULM.

In certain embodiments, the ULM is selected from the followingstructures:

wherein n is 0 or 1.

In certain embodiments, the ULM is selected from the followingstructures:

wherein, the phenyl ring in ULM-a1 through ULM-a15, ULM-b1 throughULM-b12, ULM-c1 through ULM-c15 and ULM-d1 through ULM-d9 is optionallysubstituted with fluorine, lower alkyl and alkoxy groups, and whereinthe dashed line indicates the site of attachment of at least one PTM,another ULM (ULM′) or a chemical linker moiety coupling at least one PTMor a ULM′ or both to ULM-a.

In one embodiment, the phenyl ring in ULM-a1 through ULM-a15, ULM-b1through ULM-b12, ULM-c1 through ULM-c15 and ULM-d1 through ULM-d9 can befunctionalized as the ester to make it a part of the prodrug.

In certain embodiments, the hydroxyl group on the pyrrolidine ring ofULM-a1 through ULM-a15, ULM-b1 through ULM-b12, ULM-c1 through ULM-c15and ULM-d1 through ULM-d9, respectively, comprises an ester-linkedprodrug moiety.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described herein, the ULM and wherepresent, ULM′, are each independently a group according to the chemicalstructure:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

-   -   R^(1′) of ULM-g is an optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl group,        an optionally substituted —(CH₂)_(n)OH, an optionally        substituted —(CH₂)_(n)SH, an optionally substituted        (CH₂)_(n)—O—(C₁-C₆)alkyl group, an optionally substituted        (CH₂)_(n)—WCOCW—(C₀-C₆)alkyl group containing an epoxide moiety        WCOCW where each W is independently H or a C₁-C₃ alkyl group, an        optionally substituted —(CH₂)_(n)COOH, an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)C(O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl), an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)NHC(O)—R₁, an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)C(O)—NR₁R², an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)OC(O)—NR₁R₂, —(CH₂O)_(n)H, an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)OC(O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl), an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)C(O)—O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl), an optionally substituted        —(CH₂O)_(n)COOH, an optionally substituted —(OCH₂)_(n)O—(C₁-C₆        alkyl), an optionally substituted —(CH₂O)_(n)C(O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl),        an optionally substituted —(OCH₂)_(n)NHC(O)—R₁, an optionally        substituted —(CH₂O)_(n)C(O)—NR₁R₂, —(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)H, an        optionally substituted —(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)COOH, an optionally        substituted —(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl), an optionally        substituted —(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)C(O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl), an optionally        substituted —(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)NHC(O)—R₁, an optionally substituted        —(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)C(O)—NR₁R², an optionally substituted —SO₂R_(S),        an optionally substituted S(O)R_(S), NO₂, CN or halogen (F, Cl,        Br, I, preferably F or Cl);    -   R₁ and R₂ of ULM-g are each independently H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl        group which may be optionally substituted with one or two        hydroxyl groups or up to three halogen groups (preferably        fluorine);    -   R_(S) of ULM-g is a C₁-C₆ alkyl group, an optionally substituted        aryl, heteroaryl or heterocycle group or a —(CH₂)_(m)NR₁R₂        group;    -   X and X′ of ULM-g are each independently C═O, C═S, —S(O), S(O)₂,        (preferably X and X′ are both C═O);    -   R^(2′) of ULM-g is an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)alkyl group, an optionally        substituted —(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)NR_(1N)R_(2N)        group, an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Aryl, an optionally        substituted —(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Heteroaryl,        an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(v)NR₁(SO₂)_(w)-Heterocycle, an optionally        substituted —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-alkyl, an        optionally substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—NR_(1N)R_(2N), an        optionally substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—NR₁C(O)R_(1N), an        optionally substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Aryl, an optionally        substituted —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)-Aryl-Heteroaryl, an optionally        substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Heteroaryl or an        optionally substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(v)NR₁(SO₂)_(w)-Heterocycle, an optionally        substituted —X^(R2′)-alkyl group; an optionally substituted        —X^(R2′)-Aryl group; an optionally substituted        —X^(R2′)-Heteroaryl group; an optionally substituted        —X^(R2′)-Heterocycle group; an optionally substituted;    -   R^(3′) of ULM-g is an optionally substituted alkyl, an        optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-alkyl, an optionally        substituted —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—NR_(1N)R_(2N),        an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—NR₁C(O)R_(1N), an        optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—C(O)NR₁R₂, an optionally        substituted —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Aryl, an        optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Heteroaryl, an optionally        substituted —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Heterocycle,        an optionally substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-alkyl, an optionally        substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—NR_(1N)R_(2N), an        optionally substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—NR₁C(O)R_(1N), an        optionally substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Aryl, an optionally        substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Heteroaryl, an        optionally substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Heterocycle, an        optionally substituted        —O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-alkyl, an optionally        substituted        —O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—NR_(1N)R_(2N), an        optionally substituted        —O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—NR₁C(O)R_(1N), an        optionally substituted        —O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Aryl, an optionally        substituted —O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Heteroaryl        or an optionally substituted        —O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Heterocycle;        —(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)—(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)-alkyl group, an        optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)—(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)-Aryl group, an optionally        substituted —(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)—(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)-Heteroaryl        group, an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)—(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)-Heterocycle′group, an        optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—N(R_(1′))(C═O)_(m′)—(V)_(n′)-alkyl group, an        optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—N(R_(1′))(C═O)_(m′)—(V)_(n′)-Aryl group, an        optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—N(R_(1′))(C═O)_(m′)—(V)_(n′)-Heteroaryl group, an        optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—N(R_(1′))(C═O)_(m′)—(V)_(n′)-Heterocycle group, an        optionally substituted —X^(R3′)-alkyl group; an optionally        substituted —X^(R3′)-Aryl group; an optionally substituted        —X^(R3′)-Heteroaryl group; an optionally substituted        —X^(R3′)-Heterocycle group;    -   R_(1N) and R_(2N) of ULM-g are each independently H, C₁-C₆ alkyl        which is optionally substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups        and up to three halogen groups or an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)-Aryl, —(CH₂)_(n)-Heteroaryl or —(CH₂)_(n)-Heterocycle        group; V of ULM-g is O, S or NR₁;    -   R₁ of ULM-g is the same as above;    -   R¹ and R_(1′) of ULM-g are each independently H or a C₁-C₃ alkyl        group;    -   X^(R2′) and X^(R3′) of ULM-g are each independently an        optionally substituted —(CH₂)_(n)—,        —(CH₂)_(n)—CH(X_(v))═CH(X_(v))-(cis or trans),        —(CH₂)_(n)—CH≡CH—, —(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)— or a C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl group,        where X_(v) is H, a halo or a C₁-C₃ alkyl group which is        optionally substituted;    -   each m of ULM-g is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;    -   each m′ of ULM-g is independently 0 or 1;    -   each n of ULM-g is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;    -   each n′ of ULM-g is independently 0 or 1;    -   each u of ULM-g is independently 0 or 1;    -   each v of ULM-g is independently 0 or 1;    -   each w of ULM-g is independently 0 or 1; and    -   any one or more of R^(1′), R^(2′), R^(3′), X and X′ of ULM-g is        optionally modified to be covalently bonded to the PTM group        through a linker group when PTM is not ULM′, or when PTM is        ULM′, any one or more of R^(1′), R^(2′), R^(3′), X and X′ of        each of ULM and ULM′ are optionally modified to be covalently        bonded to each other directly or through a linker group, or a        pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer, solvate or        polymorph thereof.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described herein, the ULM and whenpresent, ULM′, are each independently a group according to the chemicalstructure:

wherein:

-   -   each of R^(1′), R^(2′) and R^(3′) of ULM-h are the same as above        and X is C═O, C═S, —S(O) group or a S(O)₂ group, more preferably        a C═O group, and    -   any one or more of R^(1′), R^(2′) and R^(3′) of ULM-h are        optionally modified to bind a linker group to which is further        covalently bonded to the PTM group when PTM is not ULM′, or when        PTM is ULM′, any one or more of R^(1′), R^(2′), R^(3′) of each        of ULM and ULM′ are optionally modified to be covalently bonded        to each other directly or through a linker group, or    -   a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer, diastereomer,        solvate or polymorph thereof.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described herein, the ULM, and whenpresent, ULM′, are each independently according to the chemicalstructure:

wherein:

-   -   any one or more of R^(1′), R^(2′) and R^(3′) of ULM-I are        optionally modified to bind a linker group to which is further        covalently bonded to the PTM group when PTM is not ULM′, or when        PTM is ULM′, any one or more of R^(1′), R^(2′), R^(3′) of each        of ULM and ULM′ are optionally modified to be covalently bonded        to each other directly or through a linker group, or    -   a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer, diastereomer,        solvate or polymorph thereof.

In further preferred aspects of the disclosure, R^(1′) of ULM-g throughULM-i is preferably a hydroxyl group or a group which may be metabolizedto a hydroxyl or carboxylic group, such that the compound represents aprodrug form of an active compound. Exemplary preferred R^(1′) groupsinclude, for example, —(CH₂)_(n)OH, (CH₂)_(n)—O—(C₁-C₆)alkyl group,—(CH₂)_(n)COOH, —(CH₂O)_(n)H, an optionally substituted—(CH₂)_(n)OC(O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl), or an optionally substituted—(CH₂)_(n)C(O)—O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl), wherein n is 0 or 1. Where R^(1′) is orcontains a carboxylic acid group, a hydroxyl group or an amine group,the hydroxyl group, carboxylic acid group or amine (each of which may beoptionally substituted), may be further chemically modified to provide acovalent link to a linker group to which the PTM group (including a ULM′group) is bonded;

X and X′, where present, of ULM-g and ULM-h are preferably a C═O, C═S,—S(O) group or a S(O)₂ group, more preferably a C═O group;

R^(2′) of ULM-g through ULM-i is preferably an optionally substituted—NR¹-T-Aryl (e.g., an optionally substituted NH-T-aryl or an optionallysubstituted N(CH₃)-T-aryl), an optionally substituted —NR¹-T-Heteroarylgroup (e.g., an optionally substituted NH-T-heteroaryl or an optionallysubstituted N(CH₃)-T-heteroaryl), or an optionally substituted—NR¹-T-heterocylcl (e.g., an optionally substituted NH-T-heterocylcl oran optionally substituted N(CH₃)-T-heterocylcl), where R¹ is H or CH₃,preferably H and T is an optionally substituted —(CH₂)_(n)— group,wherein each one of the methylene groups may be optionally substitutedwith one or two substituents, preferably selected from halogen, an aminoacid sidechain as otherwise described herein or a C₁-C₃ alkyl group,preferably one or two methyl groups, which may be optionallysubstituted; and n is 0 to 6, often 0, 1, 2 or 3, preferably 0 or 1.Alternatively, T may also be a —(CH₂O)_(n)— group, a —(OCH₂)_(n)— group,a —(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)— group, a —(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)— group, all of which groupsare optionally substituted.

Preferred Aryl groups for R^(2′) of ULM-g through ULM-i includeoptionally substituted phenyl or naphthyl groups, preferably phenylgroups, wherein the phenyl or naphthyl group is connected to a PTM(including a ULM′ group) with a linker group and/or optionallysubstituted with a halogen (preferably F or Cl), an amine, monoalkyl- ordialkyl amine (preferably, dimethylamine), F, Cl, OH, COOH, C₁-C₆ alkyl,preferably CH₃, CF₃, OMe, OCF₃, NO₂, or CN group (each of which may besubstituted in ortho-, meta- and/or para-positions of the phenyl ring,preferably para-), an optionally substituted phenyl group (the phenylgroup itself is optionally connected to a PTM group, including a ULM′,with a linker group), and/or optionally substituted with at least one ofF, Cl, OH, COOH, CH₃, CF₃, OMe, OCF₃, NO₂, or CN group (in ortho-, meta-and/or para-positions of the phenyl ring, preferably para-), a naphthylgroup, which may be optionally substituted, an optionally substitutedheteroaryl, preferably an optionally substituted isoxazole including amethylsubstituted isoxazole, an optionally substituted oxazole includinga methylsubstituted oxazole, an optionally substituted thiazoleincluding a methyl substituted thiazole, an optionally substitutedisothiazole including a methyl substituted isothiazole, an optionallysubstituted pyrrole including a methylsubstituted pyrrole, an optionallysubstituted imidazole including a methylimidazole, an optionallysubstituted benzimidazole or methoxybenzylimidazole, an optionallysubstituted oximidazole or methyloximidazole, an optionally substituteddiazole group, including a methyldiazole group, an optionallysubstituted triazole group, including a methylsubstituted triazolegroup, an optionally substituted pyridine group, including a halo-(preferably, F) or methylsubstitutedpyridine group or an oxapyridinegroup (where the pyridine group is linked to the phenyl group by anoxygen), an optionally substituted furan, an optionally substitutedbenzofuran, an optionally substituted dihydrobenzofuran, an optionallysubstituted indole, indolizine or azaindolizine (2, 3, or4-azaindolizine), an optionally substituted quinoline, an optionallysubstituted group according to the chemical structure:

wherein:

-   -   S^(c) of ULM-g through ULM-i is CHR^(SS), NR^(URE), or O;    -   R^(HET) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably        Cl or F), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups (e.g. CF₃), optionally substituted O(C₁-C₆ alkyl)        (preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halo groups) or an optionally substituted acetylenic group        —C≡C—R_(a) where R^(a) is H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group (preferably        C₁-C₃ alkyl);    -   R^(SS) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably F        or Cl), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups), optionally substituted O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups) or an optionally substituted —C(O)(C₁-C₆ alkyl)        (preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halo groups);    -   R^(URE) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, a C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably H        or C₁-C₃ alkyl) or a —C(O)(C₁-C₆ alkyl) each of which groups is        optionally substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halogen, preferably fluorine groups, or an optionally        substituted phenyl group, an optionally substituted heteroaryl,        or an optionally substituted heterocycle, preferably for example        piperidine, morpholine, pyrrolidine, tetrahydrofuran);    -   R^(PRO) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, optionally substituted        C₁-C₆ alkyl or an optionally substituted aryl (phenyl or        napthyl), heteroaryl or heterocyclic group selected from the        group consisting of oxazole, isoxazole, thiazole, isothiazole,        imidazole, diazole, oximidazole, pyrrole, pyrollidine, furan,        dihydrofuran, tetrahydrofuran, thiene, dihydrothiene,        tetrahydrothiene, pyridine, piperidine, piperazine, morpholine,        quinoline, (each preferably substituted with a C₁-C₃ alkyl        group, preferably methyl or a halo group, preferably F or Cl),        benzofuran, indole, indolizine, azaindolizine;    -   R^(PRO1) and R^(PRO2) of ULM-g through ULM-i are each        independently H, an optionally substituted C₁-C₃ alkyl group or        together form a keto group; and    -   each n of ULM-g through ULM-i is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,        or 6 (preferably 0 or 1), or an optionally substituted        heterocycle, preferably tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiene,        piperidine, piperazine or morpholine (each of which groups when        substituted, are preferably substituted with a methyl or halo        (F, Br, Cl), each of which groups may be optionally attached to        a PTM group (including a ULM′ group) via a linker group.

In certain preferred aspects,

of ULM-g through ULM-i is a

group,where R^(PRO) and n of ULM-g through ULM-i are the same as above.

Preferred heteroaryl groups for R^(2′) of ULM-g through ULM-i include anoptionally substituted quinoline (which may be attached to thepharmacophore or substituted on any carbon atom within the quinolinering), an optionally substituted indole, an optionally substitutedindolizine, an optionally substituted azaindolizine, an optionallysubstituted benzofuran, including an optionally substituted benzofuran,an optionally substituted isoxazole, an optionally substituted thiazole,an optionally substituted isothiazole, an optionally substitutedthiophene, an optionally substituted pyridine (2-, 3, or 4-pyridine), anoptionally substituted imidazole, an optionally substituted pyrrole, anoptionally substituted diazole, an optionally substituted triazole, atetrazole, an optionally substituted oximidazole, or a group accordingto the chemical structure:

wherein:

-   -   S^(c) of ULM-g through ULM-i is CHR^(SS), NR^(URE), or O;    -   R^(HET) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably        Cl or F), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups (e.g. CF₃), optionally substituted O(C₁-C₆ alkyl)        (preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halo groups) or an optionally substituted acetylenic group        —C≡C—R_(a) where R_(a) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H or a C₁-C₆        alkyl group (preferably C₁-C₃ alkyl);    -   R^(SS) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably F        or Cl), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups), optionally substituted O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups) or an optionally substituted —C(O)(C₁-C₆ alkyl)        (preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halo groups);    -   R^(URE) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, a C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably H        or C₁-C₃ alkyl) or a —C(O)(C₁-C₆ alkyl), each of which groups is        optionally substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halogen, preferably fluorine groups, or an optionally        substituted heterocycle, for example piperidine, morpholine,        pyrrolidine, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiophene, piperidine,        piperazine, each of which is optionally substituted, and    -   Y^(C) of ULM-g through ULM-i is N or C—R^(YC), where R^(YC) is        H, OH, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably Cl or F), optionally        substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably substituted with one or two        hydroxyl groups or up to three halo groups (e.g. CF₃),        optionally substituted O(C₁-C₆ alkyl) (preferably substituted        with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo groups) or        an optionally substituted acetylenic group —C≡C—R_(a) where        R_(a) is H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group (preferably C₁-C₃ alkyl), each        of which groups may be optionally connected to a PTM group        (including a ULM′ group) via a linker group.

Preferred heterocylclgroups for R^(2′) of ULM-g through ULM-i includetetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiene, tetrahydroquinoline, piperidine,piperazine, pyrrollidine, morpholine, oxane or thiane, each of whichgroups may be optionally substituted, or a group according to thechemical structure:

-   -   preferably, a

group,wherein:

-   -   R^(PRO) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, optionally substituted        C₁-C₆ alkyl or an optionally substituted aryl, heteroaryl or        heterocyclyl group;    -   R^(PRO1) and R^(PRO2) of ULM-g through ULM-i are each        independently H, an optionally substituted C₁-C₃ alkyl group or        together form a keto group and    -   each n of ULM-g through ULM-i is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,        or 6 (often 0 or 1), each of which groups may be optionally        connected to a PTM group (including a ULM′ group) via a linker        group.

Preferred R^(2′) substituents of ULM-g through ULM-i also includespecifically (and without limitation to the specific compound disclosed)the R^(2′) substituents which are found in the identified compoundsdisclosed herein (which includes the specific compounds which aredisclosed in the present specification, and the figures which areattached hereto). Each of these R^(2′) substituents may be used inconjunction with any number of R^(3′) substituents which are alsodisclosed herein.

R^(3′) of ULM-g through ULM-i is preferably an optionally substituted-T-Aryl, an optionally substituted-T-Heteroaryl, an optionallysubstituted -T-heterocyclyl, an optionally substituted —NR¹-T-Aryl(e.g., an optionally substituted NH-T-aryl, an optionally substitutedN(CH₃)-T-aryl, or or an optionally substituted N(C₁-C₃ alkyl)-T-aryl),an optionally substituted —NR¹-T-Heteroaryl (e.g., an optionallysubstituted NH-T-heteroaryl, an optionally substitutedN(CH₃)-T-heteroaryl, or an optionally substituted N(C₁-C₃alkyl)-T-heteroaryl), or an optionally substituted —NR¹-T-heterocyclyl(e.g., an optionally substituted NH-T-heterocyclyl, an optionallysubstituted N(CH₃)-T-heterocyclyl, or or an optionally substitutedN(C₁-C₃ alkyl)-T-heterocyclyl), where R¹ is H or a C₁-C₃ alkyl group,preferably H or CH₃, T is an optionally substituted —(CH₂)_(m)— group,wherein each one of the methylene groups may be optionally substitutedwith one or two substituents, preferably selected from halogen, a C₁-C₃alkyl group or the sidechain of an amino acid as otherwise describedherein, preferably methyl, which may be optionally substituted; and n is0 to 6, often 0, 1, 2, or 3 preferably 0 or 1. Alternatively, T may alsobe a —(CH₂O)_(n)— group, a —(OCH₂)_(n)— group, a —(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)— group,a —(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)— group, each of which groups is optionally substituted.

Preferred aryl groups for R^(3′) of ULM-g through ULM-i includeoptionally substituted phenyl or naphthyl groups, preferably phenylgroups, wherein the phenyl or naphthyl group is optionally connected toa PTM group (including a ULM′ group) via a linker group and/oroptionally substituted with a halogen (preferably F or Cl), an amine,monoalkyl- or dialkyl amine (preferably, dimethylamine), an amido group(preferably a —(CH₂)_(m)—NR₁C(O)R² group where m, R₁ and R₂ are the sameas above), a halo (often F or Cl), OH, CH₃, CF₃, OMe, OCF₃, NO₂—CN or aS(O)₂R_(S) group (R_(S) is a a C₁-C₆ alkyl group, an optionallysubstituted aryl, heteroaryl or heterocycle group or a —(CH₂)_(m)NR₁R₂group), each of which may be substituted in ortho-, meta- and/orpara-positions of the phenyl ring, preferably para-), or an Aryl(preferably phenyl), Heteroaryl or Heterocycle. Preferably saidsubstituent phenyl group is an optionally substituted phenyl group(i.e., the substituent phenyl group itself is preferably substitutedwith at least one of F, Cl, OH, SH, COOH, CH₃, CF₃, OMe, OCF₃, NO₂, CNor a linker group to which is attached a PTM group (including a ULM′group), wherein the substitution occurs in ortho-, meta- and/orpara-positions of the phenyl ring, preferably para-), a naphthyl group,which may be optionally substituted including as described above, anoptionally substituted heteroaryl (preferably an optionally substitutedisoxazole including a methylsubstituted isoxazole, an optionallysubstituted oxazole including a methylsubstituted oxazole, an optionallysubstituted thiazole including a methyl substituted thiazole, anoptionally substituted pyrrole including a methylsubstituted pyrrole, anoptionally substituted imidazole including a methylimidazole, abenzylimidazole or methoxybenzylimidazole, an oximidazole ormethyloximidazole, an optionally substituted diazole group, including amethyldiazole group, an optionally substituted triazole group, includinga methylsubstituted triazole group, a pyridine group, including ahalo-(preferably, F) or methylsubstitutedpyridine group or anoxapyridine group (where the pyridine group is linked to the phenylgroup by an oxygen) or an optionally substituted heterocycle(tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiophene, pyrrolidine, piperidine,morpholine, piperazine, tetrahydroquinoline, oxane or thiane. Each ofthe aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclic groups may be optionally connectedto a PTM group (including a ULM′ group) via a linker group.

Preferred Heteroaryl groups for R^(3′) of ULM-g through ULM-i include anoptionally substituted quinoline (which may be attached to thepharmacophore or substituted on any carbon atom within the quinolinering), an optionally substituted indole (including dihydroindole), anoptionally substituted indolizine, an optionally substitutedazaindolizine (2, 3 or 4-azaindolizine) an optionally substitutedbenzimidazole, benzodiazole, benzoxofuran, an optionally substitutedimidazole, an optionally substituted isoxazole, an optionallysubstituted oxazole (preferably methyl substituted), an optionallysubstituted diazole, an optionally substituted triazole, a tetrazole, anoptionally substituted benzofuran, an optionally substituted thiophene,an optionally substituted thiazole (preferably methyl and/or thiolsubstituted), an optionally substituted isothiazole, an optionallysubstituted triazole (preferably a 1,2,3-triazole substituted with amethyl group, a triisopropylsilyl group, an optionally substituted—(CH₂)_(m)—O—C₁-C₆ alkyl group or an optionally substituted—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—O—C₁-C₆ alkyl group), an optionally substituted pyridine(2-, 3, or 4-pyridine) or a group according to the chemical structure:

wherein:

-   -   S^(c) of ULM-g through ULM-i is CHR^(SS), NR^(URE), or O;    -   R^(HET) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably        Cl or F), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups (e.g. CF₃), optionally substituted O(C₁-C₆ alkyl)        (preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halo groups) or an optionally substituted acetylenic group        —C≡C—R_(a) where R_(a) is H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group (preferably        C₁-C₃ alkyl);    -   R^(SS) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably F        or Cl), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups), optionally substituted O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups) or an optionally substituted —C(O)(C₁-C₆ alkyl)        (preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halo groups);    -   R^(URE) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, a C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably H        or C₁-C₃ alkyl) or a —C(O)(C₁-C₆ alkyl), each of which groups is        optionally substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halogen, preferably fluorine groups, or an optionally        substituted heterocycle, for example piperidine, morpholine,        pyrrolidine, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiophene, piperidine,        piperazine, each of which is optionally substituted, and    -   Y^(C) of ULM-g through ULM-i is N or C—R^(YC), where R^(YC) is        H, OH, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably Cl or F), optionally        substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably substituted with one or two        hydroxyl groups or up to three halo groups (e.g. CF₃),        optionally substituted O(C₁-C₆ alkyl) (preferably substituted        with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo groups) or        an optionally substituted acetylenic group —C≡C—R_(a) where        R_(a) is H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group (preferably C₁-C₃ alkyl). Each        of said heteroaryl groups may be optionally connected/attached        to a PTM group (including a ULM′ group) via a linker group.

Preferred heterocycle groups for R^(3′) of ULM-g through ULM-i includetetrahydroquinoline, piperidine, piperazine, pyrrollidine, morpholine,tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiophene, oxane and thiane, each of whichgroups may be optionally substituted or a group according to thechemical structure:

preferably, a

group,wherein:

-   -   R^(PRO) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, optionally substituted        C₁-C₆ alkyl or an optionally substituted aryl (phenyl or        napthyl), heteroaryl or heterocyclic group selected from the        group consisting of oxazole, isoxazole, thiazole, isothiazole,        imidazole, diazole, oximidazole, pyrrole, pyrollidine, furan,        dihydrofuran, tetrahydrofuran, thiene, dihydrothiene,        tetrahydrothiene, pyridine, piperidine, piperazine, morpholine,        quinoline, (each preferably substituted with a C₁-C₃ alkyl        group, preferably methyl or a halo group, preferably F or Cl),        benzofuran, indole, indolizine, azaindolizine;    -   R^(PRO1) and R^(PRO2) of ULM-g through ULM-i are each        independently H, an optionally substituted C₁-C₃ alkyl group or        together form a keto group, and    -   each n of ULM-g through ULM-i is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6        (preferably 0 or 1), wherein each of said Heteocycle groups may        be optionally connected/attached to a PTM group (including a        ULM′ group) via a linker group.

Preferred R^(3′) substituents of ULM-g through ULM-i also includespecifically (and without limitation to the specific compound disclosed)the R^(3′) substituents which are found in the identified compoundsdisclosed herein (which includes the specific compounds which aredisclosed in the present specification, and the figures which areattached hereto). Each of these R^(3′) substituents may be used inconjunction with any number of R^(2′) substituents, which are alsodisclosed herein.

In certain alternative preferred embodiments, R^(2′) of ULM-g throughULM-i is an optionally substituted —NR₁—X^(R2′)-alkyl group,—NR₁—X^(R2′)-Aryl group; an optionally substituted —NR₁—X^(R2′)-HET, anoptionally substituted —NR₁—X^(R2′)-Aryl-HET or an optionallysubstituted —NR₁—X^(R2′)-HET-Aryl,

wherein:

-   -   R₁ of ULM-g through ULM-i is H or a C₁-C₃ alkyl group        (preferably H);    -   X^(R2′) of ULM-g through ULM-i is an optionally substituted        —CH₂)_(n)—, —CH₂)_(n)—CH(X_(v))═CH(X_(v))-(cis or trans),        —(CH₂)_(n)—CH≡CH—, —(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)— or a C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl group;        and    -   X_(v) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, a halo or a C₁-C₃ alkyl group        which is optionally substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups        or up to three halogen groups;    -   Alkyl of ULM-g through ULM-i is an optionally substituted C₁-C₁₀        alkyl (preferably a C₁-C₆ alkyl) group (in certain preferred        embodiments, the alkyl group is end-capped with a halo group,        often a Cl or Br);    -   Aryl of ULM-g through ULM-i is an optionally substituted phenyl        or naphthyl group (preferably, a phenyl group); and    -   HET of ULM-g through ULM-i is an optionally substituted oxazole,        isoxazole, thiazole, isothiazole, imidazole, diazole,        oximidazole, pyrrole, pyrollidine, furan, dihydrofuran,        tetrahydrofuran, thiene, dihydrothiene, tetrahydrothiene,        pyridine, piperidine, piperazine, morpholine, benzofuran,        indole, indolizine, azaindolizine, quinoline (when substituted,        each preferably substituted with a C₁-C₃ alkyl group, preferably        methyl or a halo group, preferably F or Cl) or a group according        to the chemical structure:

-   -   S^(c) of ULM-g through ULM-i is CHR^(SS), NR^(URE), or O;    -   R^(HET) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably        Cl or F), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups (e.g. CF₃), optionally substituted O(C₁-C₆ alkyl)        (preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halo groups) or an optionally substituted acetylenic group        —C≡C—R_(a) where R_(a) is H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group (preferably        C₁-C₃ alkyl);    -   R^(SS) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably F        or Cl), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups), optionally substituted O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups) or an optionally substituted —C(O)(C₁-C₆ alkyl)        (preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halo groups);    -   R^(URE) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, a C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably H        or C₁-C₃ alkyl) or a —C(O)(C₁-C₆ alkyl), each of which groups is        optionally substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halogen, preferably fluorine groups, or an optionally        substituted heterocycle, for example piperidine, morpholine,        pyrrolidine, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiophene, piperidine,        piperazine, each of which is optionally substituted;    -   Y^(C) of ULM-g through ULM-i is N or C—R^(YC), where R^(YC) is        H, OH, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably Cl or F), optionally        substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably substituted with one or two        hydroxyl groups or up to three halo groups (e.g. CF₃),        optionally substituted O(C₁-C₆ alkyl) (preferably substituted        with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo groups) or        an optionally substituted acetylenic group —C≡C—R_(a) where        R_(a) is H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group (preferably C₁-C₃ alkyl);    -   R^(PRO) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, optionally substituted        C₁-C₆ alkyl or an optionally substituted aryl (phenyl or        napthyl), heteroaryl or heterocyclic group selected from the        group consisting of oxazole, isoxazole, thiazole, isothiazole,        imidazole, diazole, oximidazole, pyrrole, pyrollidine, furan,        dihydrofuran, tetrahydrofuran, thiene, dihydrothiene,        tetrahydrothiene, pyridine, piperidine, piperazine, morpholine,        quinoline, (each preferably substituted with a C₁-C₃ alkyl        group, preferably methyl or a halo group, preferably F or Cl),        benzofuran, indole, indolizine, azaindolizine;    -   R^(PRO1) and R^(PRO2) of ULM-g through ULM-i are each        independently H, an optionally substituted C₁-C₃ alkyl group or        together form a keto group, and    -   each n of ULM-g through ULM-i is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,        or 6 (preferably 0 or 1).

Each of said groups may be optionally connected/attached to a PTM group(including a ULM′ group) via a linker group.

In certain alternative preferred embodiments of the present disclosure,R^(3′) of ULM-g through ULM-i is an optionally substituted—(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)—(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)—R^(S3′) group, an optionallysubstituted-(CH₂)_(n)—N(R^(1′))(C═O)_(m′)—(V)_(n′)—R^(S3′) group, anoptionally substituted —X^(R3′)-alkyl group, an optionally substituted—X^(R3′)-Aryl group; an optionally substituted —X^(R3′)-HET group, anoptionally substituted —X^(R3′)-Aryl-HET group or an optionallysubstituted —X^(R3′)-HET-Aryl group, wherein:

-   -   R^(S3′) is an optionally substituted alkyl group (C₁-C₁₀,        preferably C₁-C₆ alkyl), an optionally substituted Aryl group or        a HET group;    -   R_(1′) is H or a C₁-C₃ alkyl group (preferably H);    -   V is O, S or NR_(1′);    -   X^(R3′) is —(CH₂)_(n)—, —(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)—,        —CH₂)_(n)—CH(X_(v))═CH(X_(v))-(cis or trans), —CH₂)_(n)—CH≡CH—,        or a C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl group, all optionally substituted;    -   X_(v) is H, a halo or a C₁-C₃ alkyl group which is optionally        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three        halogen groups;    -   Alkyl is an optionally substituted C₁-C₁₀ alkyl (preferably a        C₁-C₆ alkyl) group (in certain preferred embodiments, the alkyl        group is end-capped with a halo group, often a Cl or Br);    -   Aryl is an optionally substituted phenyl or napthyl group        (preferably, a phenyl group); and HET is an optionally        substituted oxazole, isoxazole, thiazole, isothiazole,        imidazole, diazole, oximidazole, pyrrole, pyrollidine, furan,        dihydrofuran, tetrahydrofuran, thiene, dihydrothiene,        tetrahydrothiene, pyridine, piperidine, piperazine, morpholine,        benzofuran, indole, indolizine, azaindolizine, quinoline (when        substituted, each preferably substituted with a C₁-C₃ alkyl        group, preferably methyl or a halo group, preferably F or Cl),        or a group according to the chemical structure:

-   -   S^(c) of ULM-g through ULM-i is CHR^(SS), NR^(URE), or O;    -   R^(HET) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably        Cl or F), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups (e.g. CF₃), optionally substituted O(C₁-C₆ alkyl)        (preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halo groups) or an optionally substituted acetylenic group        —C≡C—R_(a) where R_(a) is H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group (preferably        C₁-C₃ alkyl);    -   R^(SS) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably F        or Cl), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups), optionally substituted O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups) or an optionally substituted —C(O)(C₁-C₆ alkyl)        (preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halo groups);    -   R^(URE) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, a C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably H        or C₁-C₃ alkyl) or a —C(O)(C₀-C₆ alkyl), each of which groups is        optionally substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halogen, preferably fluorine groups, or an optionally        substituted heterocycle, for example piperidine, morpholine,        pyrrolidine, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiophene, piperidine,        piperazine, each of which is optionally substituted;    -   Y^(C) of ULM-g through ULM-i is N or C—R^(YC), where R^(YC) is        H, OH, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably Cl or F), optionally        substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably substituted with one or two        hydroxyl groups or up to three halo groups (e.g. CF₃),        optionally substituted O(C₁-C₆ alkyl) (preferably substituted        with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo groups) or        an optionally substituted acetylenic group —C≡C—R_(a) where        R_(a) is H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group (preferably C₁-C₃ alkyl);    -   R^(PRO) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, optionally substituted        C₁-C₆ alkyl or an optionally substituted aryl (phenyl or        napthyl), heteroaryl or heterocyclic group selected from the        group consisting of oxazole, isoxazole, thiazole, isothiazole,        imidazole, diazole, oximidazole, pyrrole, pyrollidine, furan,        dihydrofuran, tetrahydrofuran, thiene, dihydrothiene,        tetrahydrothiene, pyridine, piperidine, piperazine, morpholine,        quinoline, (each preferably substituted with a C₁-C₃ alkyl        group, preferably methyl or a halo group, preferably F or Cl),        benzofuran, indole, indolizine, azaindolizine;    -   R^(PRO1) and R^(PRO2) of ULM-g through ULM-i are each        independently H, an optionally substituted C₁-C₃ alkyl group or        together form a keto group;    -   each n of ULM-g through ULM-i is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,        or 6 (preferably 0 or 1);    -   each m′ of ULM-g through ULM-i is 0 or 1; and    -   each n′ of ULM-g through ULM-i is 0 or 1;    -   wherein each of said compounds, preferably on the alkyl, Aryl or        Het groups, is optionally connected/attached to a PTM group        (including a ULM′ group) via a linker.

In alternative embodiments, R^(3′) of ULM-g through ULM-i is—(CH₂)_(n)-Aryl, —(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)-Aryl, —(CH₂)_(n)-HET or—(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)-HET,

wherein:

-   -   said Aryl of ULM-g through ULM-i is phenyl which is optionally        substituted with one or two substitutents, wherein said        substituent(s) is preferably selected from —(CH₂)_(n)OH, C₁-C₆        alkyl which itself is further optionally substituted with CN,        halo (up to three halo groups), OH, —(CH₂)_(n)O(C₁-C₆)alkyl,        amine, mono- or di-(C₁-C₆ alkyl) amine wherein the alkyl group        on the amine is optionally substituted with 1 or 2 hydroxyl        groups or up to three halo (preferably F, Cl) groups, or    -   said Aryl group of ULM-g through ULM-i is substituted with        —(CH₂)_(n)OH, —(CH₂)_(n)—O—(C₁-C₆)alkyl,        —(CH₂)_(n)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C₁-C₆)alkyl, —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)(C₀-C₆)        alkyl, —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)O(C₀-C₆)alkyl,        —(CH₂)_(n)—OC(O)(C₀-C₆)alkyl, amine, mono- or di-(C₁-C₆ alkyl)        amine wherein the alkyl group on the amine is optionally        substituted with 1 or 2 hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        (preferably F, Cl) groups, CN, NO₂, an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(m′)—CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(m′)—(C₁-C₆)alkyl group, a        —(V)_(m′)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)—R^(PEG) group where V is O, S or        NR_(1′), R_(1′) is H or a C₁-C₃ alkyl group (preferably H) and        R^(PEG) is H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group which is optionally        substituted (including being optionally substituted with a        carboxyl group), or    -   said Aryl group of ULM-g through ULM-i is optionally substituted        with a heterocycle, including a heteroaryl, selected from the        group consisting of oxazole, isoxazole, thiazole, isothiazole,        imidazole, diazole, oximidazole, pyrrole, pyrollidine, furan,        dihydrofuran, tetrahydrofuran, thiene, dihydrothiene,        tetrahydrothiene, pyridine, piperidine, piperazine, morpholine,        quinoline, benzofuran, indole, indolizine, azaindolizine, (when        substituted each preferably substituted with a C₁-C₃ alkyl        group, preferably methyl or a halo group, preferably F or Cl),        or a group according to the chemical structure:

-   -   S^(c) of ULM-g through ULM-i is CHR^(SS), NR^(URE), or O;    -   R^(HET) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably        Cl or F), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups (e.g. CF₃), optionally substituted O(C₁-C₆ alkyl)        (preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halo groups) or an optionally substituted acetylenic group        —C≡C—R_(a) where R_(a) is H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group (preferably        C₁-C₃ alkyl);    -   R^(SS) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably F        or Cl), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups), optionally substituted O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups) or an optionally substituted —C(O)(C₁-C₆ alkyl)        (preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halo groups);    -   R^(URE) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, a C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably H        or C₁-C₃ alkyl) or a —C(O)(C₀-C₆ alkyl), each of which groups is        optionally substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halogen, preferably fluorine groups, or an optionally        substituted heterocycle, for example piperidine, morpholine,        pyrrolidine, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiophene, piperidine,        piperazine, each of which is optionally substituted;

Y^(C) of ULM-g through ULM-i is N or C—R^(YC), where R^(YC) is H, OH,CN, NO₂, halo (preferably Cl or F), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl(preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to threehalo groups (e.g. CF₃), optionally substituted O(C₁-C₆ alkyl)(preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to threehalo groups) or an optionally substituted acetylenic group —C≡C—R_(a)where R_(a) is H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group (preferably C₁-C₃ alkyl);

-   -   R^(PRO) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, optionally substituted        C₁-C₆ alkyl or an optionally substituted aryl (phenyl or        napthyl), heteroaryl or heterocyclic group selected from the        group consisting of oxazole, isoxazole, thiazole, isothiazole,        imidazole, diazole, oximidazole, pyrrole, pyrollidine, furan,        dihydrofuran, tetrahydrofuran, thiene, dihydrothiene,        tetrahydrothiene, pyridine, piperidine, piperazine, morpholine,        quinoline, (each preferably substituted with a C₁-C₃ alkyl        group, preferably methyl or a halo group, preferably F or Cl),        benzofuran, indole, indolizine, azaindolizine;    -   R^(PRO1) and R^(PRO2) of ULM-g through ULM-i are each        independently H, an optionally subsituted C₁-C₃ alkyl group or        together form a keto group;    -   HET of ULM-g through ULM-i is preferably oxazole, isoxazole,        thiazole, isothiazole, imidazole, diazole, oximidazole, pyrrole,        pyrollidine, furan, dihydrofuran, tetrahydrofuran, thiene,        dihydrothiene, tetrahydrothiene, pyridine, piperidine,        piperazine, morpholine, quinoline, (each preferably substituted        with a C₁-C₃ alkyl group, preferably methyl or a halo group,        preferably F or Cl), benzofuran, indole, indolizine,        azaindolizine, or a group according to the chemical structure:

-   -   S^(c) of ULM-g through ULM-i is CHR^(SS), NR^(URE), or O;    -   R^(HET) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably        Cl or F), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups (e.g. CF₃), optionally substituted O(C₁-C₆ alkyl)        (preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halo groups) or an optionally substituted acetylenic group        —C≡C—R_(a) where R_(a) is H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group (preferably        C₁-C₃ alkyl);    -   R^(SS) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, CN, NO₂, halo (preferably F        or Cl), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups), optionally substituted O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) (preferably        substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to three halo        groups) or an optionally substituted —C(O)(C₁-C₆ alkyl)        (preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halo groups);    -   R^(URE) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, a C₁-C₆ alkyl (preferably H        or C₁-C₃ alkyl) or a —C(O)(C₀-C₆ alkyl), each of which groups is        optionally substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to        three halogen, preferably fluorine groups, or an optionally        substituted heterocycle, for example piperidine, morpholine,        pyrrolidine, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiophene, piperidine,        piperazine, each of which is optionally substituted;

Y^(C) of ULM-g through ULM-i is N or C—R^(YC), where R^(YC) is H, OH,CN, NO₂, halo (preferably Cl or F), optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl(preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to threehalo groups (e.g. CF₃), optionally substituted O(C₁-C₆ alkyl)(preferably substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups or up to threehalo groups) or an optionally substituted acetylenic group —C≡C—R_(a)where R_(a) is H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group (preferably C₁-C₃ alkyl);

-   -   R^(PRO) of ULM-g through ULM-i is H, optionally substituted        C₁-C₆ alkyl or an optionally substituted aryl, heteroaryl or        heterocyclic group;    -   R^(PRO1) and R^(PRO2) of ULM-g through ULM-i are each        independently H, an optionally substituted C₁-C₃ alkyl group or        together form a keto group;    -   each m′ of ULM-g through ULM-i is independently 0 or 1; and    -   each n of ULM-g through ULM-i is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,        or 6 (preferably 0 or 1),    -   wherein each of said compounds, preferably on said Aryl or HET        groups, is optionally connected/attached to a PTM group        (including a ULM′group) via a linker group.

In still additional embodiments, preferred compounds include thoseaccording to the chemical structure:

wherein:

-   -   R^(1′) of ULM-i is OH or a group which is metabolized in a        patient or subject to OH;    -   R^(2′) of ULM-i is a —NH—CH₂-Aryl-HET (preferably, a phenyl        linked directly to a methyl substituted thiazole);    -   R^(3′) of ULM-i is a —CHR^(CR3′)—NH—C(O)—R^(3P1) group or a        —CHR^(cr3′)-R^(3P2)group;    -   R^(CR3)′ of ULM-i is a C₁-C₄ alkyl group, preferably methyl,        isopropyl or tert-butyl;    -   R^(3P1) of ULM-i is C₁-C₃ alkyl (preferably methyl), an        optionally substituted oxetane group (preferably methyl        substituted, a —(CH₂)_(n)OOH₃ group where n is 1 or 2        (preferably 2), or a

group (the ethyl ether group is preferably meta-substituted on thephenyl moiety), a morpholino group (linked to the carbonyl at the 2- or3-position;

-   -   R^(3P2) of ULM-i is a

group;

-   -   Aryl of ULM-i is phenyl;    -   HET of ULM-i is an optionally substituted thiazole or        isothiazole; and    -   R^(HET) of ULM-i is H or a halo group (preferably H);    -   or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer, solvate or        polymorph thereof, wherein each of said compounds is optionally        connected to a PTM group (including a ULM′ group) via a linker        group.

In certain aspects, bifunctional compounds comprising a ubiquitin E3ligase binding moiety (ULM), wherein ULM is a group according to thechemical structure:

wherein:

-   -   each R₅ and R₆ of ULM-j is independently OH, SH, or optionally        substituted alkyl or R₅, R₆, and the carbon atom to which they        are attached form a carbonyl;    -   R₇ of ULM-j is H or optionally substituted alkyl;    -   E of ULM-j is a bond, C═O, or C═S;    -   G of ULM-j is a bond, optionally substituted alkyl, —COOH or        C=J;    -   J of ULM-j is O or N—R₈;    -   R₈ of ULM-j is H, CN, optionally substituted alkyl or optionally        substituted alkoxy;    -   M of ULM-j is optionally substituted aryl, optionally        substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heterocyclic or

-   -   each R₉ and R₁₀ of ULM-j is independently H; optionally        substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally        substituted hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted thioalkyl, a        disulphide linked ULM, optionally substituted heteroaryl, or        haloalkyl; or R₉, R₁₀, and the carbon atom to which they are        attached form an optionally substituted cycloalkyl;    -   R₁₁ of ULM-j is optionally substituted heterocyclic, optionally        substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted heteroaryl,        optionally substituted aryl, or

-   -   R¹² of ULM-j is H or optionally substituted alkyl;    -   R¹³ of ULM-j is H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally        substituted alkylcarbonyl, optionally substituted        (cycloalkyl)alkylcarbonyl, optionally substituted        aralkylcarbonyl, optionally substituted arylcarbonyl, optionally        substituted (heterocyclyl)carbonyl, or optionally substituted        aralkyl; optionally substituted (oxoalkyl)carbamate,    -   each R₁₄ of ULM-j is independently H, haloalkyl, optionally        substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted alkyl or        optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl;    -   R₁₅ of ULM-j is H, CN, optionally substituted heteroaryl,        haloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted        alkoxy, or optionally substituted heterocyclyl;    -   each R₁₆ of ULM-j is independently halo, optionally substituted        alkyl, optionally substituted haloalkyl, CN, or optionally        substituted haloalkoxy;    -   each R₂₅ of ULM-j is independently H or optionally substituted        alkyl; or both R²⁵ groups can be taken together to form an oxo        or optionally substituted cycloalkyl group;    -   R₂₃ of ULM-j is H or OH;    -   Z₁, Z₂, Z₃, and Z₄ of ULM-j are independently C or N; and    -   of ULM-j is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, or a pharmaceutically acceptable        salt, stereoisomer, solvate or polymorph thereof.

In certain embodiments, wherein G of ULM-j is C=J, J is O, R₇ is H, eachR₁₄ is H, and o is 0.

In certain embodiments, wherein G of ULM-j is C=J, J is O, R₇ is H, eachR₁₄ is H, R₁₅ is optionally substituted heteroaryl, and o is 0. In otherinstances, E is C═O and M is

In certain embodiments, wherein E of ULM-j is C═O, R₁₁ is optionallysubstituted heterocyclic or

and M is

In certain embodiments, wherein E of ULM-j is C═O, M is

and R₁₁ is

each R₁₈ is independently halo, optionally substituted alkoxy, cyano,optionally substituted alkyl, haloalkyl, or haloalkoxy; and p is 0, 1,2, 3, or 4.

In certain embodiments, ULM and where present, ULM′, are eachindependently a group according to the chemical structure:

wherein:

-   -   G of ULM-k is C=J, J is O;    -   R₇ of ULM-k is H;    -   each R₁₄ of ULM-k is H;    -   o of ULM-k is 0;    -   R₁₅ of ULM-k is

and

-   -   R₁₇ of ULM-k is H, halo, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,        and haloalkyl.

In other instances, R₁₇ of ULM-k is alkyl (e.g., methyl) or cycloalkyl(e.g., cyclopropyl).

In other embodiments, ULM and where present, ULM′, are eachindependently a group according to the chemical structure:

wherein:

-   -   G of ULM-k is C=J, J is O;    -   R₇ of ULM-k is H;    -   each R₁₄ of ULM-k is H;    -   o of ULM-k is 0; and    -   R₁₅ of ULM-k is selected from the group consisting of:

whereinR³⁰ of ULM-k is H or an optionally substituted alkyl.

In other embodiments, ULM and where present, ULM′, are eachindependently a group according to the chemical structure:

wherein:

-   -   E of ULM-k is C═O;    -   M of ULM-k is

and

-   -   R₁₁ of ULM-k is selected from the group consisting of:

In still other embodiments, a compound of the chemical structure,

wherein E of ULM-k is C═O:

R₁₁ of ULM-k is

and

M of ULM-k is

q of ULM-k is 1 or 2;

R₂₀ of ULM-k is H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substitutedcycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, or

R₂₁ of ULM-k is H or optionally substituted alkyl; andR₂₂ of ULM-k is H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substitutedalkoxy, or haloalkyl.

In any embodiment described herein, R₁₁ of ULM-j or ULM-k is selectedfrom the group consisting of:

In certain embodiments, R₁₁ of ULM-j or ULM-k is selected from the groupconsisting of:

In certain embodiments, ULM (or when present ULM′) is a group accordingto the chemical structure:

wherein:

-   -   X of ULM-1 is O or S;    -   Y of ULM-1 is H, methyl or ethyl;    -   R₁₇ of ULM-1 is H, methyl, ethyl, hydoxymethyl or cyclopropyl;    -   M of ULM-1 is is optionally substituted aryl, optionally        substituted heteroaryl, or

-   -   R₉ of ULM-1 is H;    -   R₁₀ of ULM-1 is H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally        substituted haloalkyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,        optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted        hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted thioalkyl or cycloalkyl;    -   R11 of ULM-1 is optionally substituted heteroaromatic,        optionally substituted heterocyclic, optionally substituted aryl        or

-   -   R₁₂ of ULM-1 is H or optionally substituted alkyl; and    -   R₁₃ of ULM-1 is H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally        substituted alkylcarbonyl, optionally substituted        (cycloalkyl)alkylcarbonyl, optionally substituted        aralkylcarbonyl, optionally substituted arylcarbonyl, optionally        substituted (heterocyclyl)carbonyl, or optionally substituted        aralkyl; optionally substituted (oxoalkyl)carbamate.

In some embodiments, ULM and where present, ULM′, are each independentlya group according to the chemical structure:

wherein:

-   -   Y of ULM-m is H, methyl or ethyl    -   R₉ of ULM-m is H;    -   R₁₀ is isopropyl, tert-butyl, sec-butyl, cyclopentyl, or        cyclohexyl;    -   R₁₁ of ULM-m is optionally substituted amide, optionally        substituted isoindolinone, optionally substituted isooxazole,        optionally substituted heterocycles.

In other preferred embodiments of the disclosure, ULM and where present,ULM′, are each independently a group according to the chemicalstructure:

wherein:

-   -   R₁₇ of ULM-n is methyl, ethyl, or cyclopropyl; and    -   R₉, R₁₀, and R₁₁ of ULM-n are as defined above. In other        instances, R₉ is H; and    -   R₁₀ of ULM-n is H, alkyl, or or cycloalkyl (preferably,        isopropyl, tert-butyl, sec-butyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl).

In any of the aspects or embodiments described herein, the ULM (or whenpresent, ULM′) as described herein may be a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt, enantiomer, diastereomer, solvate or polymorph thereof. Inaddition, in any of the aspects or embodiments described herein, the ULM(or when present, ULM′) as described herein may be coupled to a PTMdirectly via a bond or by a chemical linker.

In certain aspects of the disclosure, the ULM moiety is selected fromthe group consisting of:

wherein the VLM may be connected to a PTM via a linker, as describedherein, at any appropriate location, including, e.g., an aryl,heteroary, phenyl, or phenyl of an indole group, optionally via anyappropriate functional group, such as an amine, ester, ether, alkyl, oralkoxy.

Exemplary Linkers

In certain embodiments, the compounds as described herein include one ormore PTMs chemically linked or coupled to one or more ULMs (e.g., atleast one of CLM, VLM, MLM, ILM, or a combination thereof) via achemical linker (L). In certain embodiments, the linker group L is agroup comprising one or more covalently connected structural units(e.g., -A^(L) ₁ . . . (A^(L))_(q)- or -(A^(L))_(q)-), wherein A^(L) ₁ isa group coupled to PTM, and (A^(L))_(q) is a group coupled to ULM.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the linker group L is abond or a chemical linker group represented by the formula-(A^(L))_(q)-, wherein A^(L) is a chemical moiety and q is an integerfrom 1-100, and wherein A^(L) is covalently bound to the PTM and theULM, and provides for sufficient binding of the PTM to the proteintarget and the ULM to an E3 ubiquitin ligase to result in target proteinubiquitination.

In certain embodiments, the linker group L is -(A^(L))_(q)-, wherein:

-   -   (A^(L))_(q) is a group which is connected to at least one of a        ULM (such as a CLM or a VLM), PTM moiety, or a combination        thereof;    -   q of the linker is an integer greater than or equal to 1;    -   each A^(L) is independently selected from the group consisting        of, a bond, CR^(L1)R^(L2), S, SO, SO₂, NR^(L3), SO₂NR^(L3),        SONR^(L3), CONR^(L3), NR^(L3)CONR^(L4), NR^(L3)SO₂NR^(L4), CO,        CR^(L1)═CR^(L2), C≡C, SiR^(L1)R^(L2), P(O)R^(L1), P(O)OR^(L1),        NR^(L3)C(═NCN)NR^(L4), NR^(L3)C(═NCN), NR^(L3)C(═CNO₂)NR^(L4),        C₃₋₁₁ cycloalkyl optionally substituted with 0-6 R^(L1) and/or        R^(L2) groups, C₅-13 spirocycloalkyl optionally substituted with        0-9 R^(L1) and/or R^(L2) groups, C₃₋₁₁heterocyclyl optionally        substituted with 0-6 R^(L1) and/or R^(L2) groups, C₅₋₁₃        spiroheterocycloalkyl optionally substituted with 0-8R^(L1)        and/or R^(L2) groups, aryl optionally substituted with 0-6        R^(L1) and/or R^(L2) groups, heteroaryl optionally substituted        with 0-6 R^(L1) and/or R^(L2) groups, where R^(L1) or R^(L2),        each independently are optionally linked to other groups to form        cycloalkyl and/or heterocyclyl moiety, optionally substituted        with 0-4 R^(L5) groups; and    -   R^(L1), R^(L2), R^(L3), R^(L4) and R^(L5) are, each        independently, H, halo, C₁₋₈alkyl, OC₁₋₈alkyl, SC₁₋₈alkyl,        NHC₁₋₈alkyl, N(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, C₃₋₁₁cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl,        C₃₋₁₁heterocyclyl, OC₁₋₈cycloalkyl, SC₁₋₈ cycloalkyl, NHC₁₋₈        cycloalkyl, N(C₁₋₈ cycloalkyl)₂, N(C₁₋₈ cycloalkyl)(C₁₋₈alkyl),        OH, NH₂, SH, SO₂C₁₋₈alkyl, P(O)(OC₁₋₈alkyl)(C₁₋₈alkyl),        P(O)(OC₁₋₈alkyl)₂, C≡C—C₁₋₈alkyl, CCH, CH═CH(C₁₋₈alkyl),        C(C₁₋₈alkyl)═CH(C₁₋₈alkyl), C(C₁₋₈alkyl)═C(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, Si(OH)₃,        Si(C₁₋₈alkyl)₃, Si(OH)(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, COC₁₋₈alkyl, CO₂H, halogen,        CN, CF₃, CHF₂, CH₂F, NO₂, SF₅, SO₂NHC₁₋₈alkyl, SO₂N(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂,        SONHC₁₋₈alkyl, SON(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, CONHC₁₋₈alkyl, CON(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂,        N(C₁₋₈alkyl)CONH(C₁₋₈alkyl), N(C₁₋₈alkyl)CON(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂,        NHCONH(C₁₋₈alkyl), NHCON(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, NHCONH₂,        N(C₁₋₈alkyl)SO₂NH(C₁₋₈alkyl), N(C₁₋₈alkyl) SO₂N(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, NH        SO₂NH(C₁₋₈alkyl), NH SO₂N(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, NH SO₂NH₂.

In certain embodiments, q of the linker is an integer greater than orequal to 0. In certain embodiments, q is an integer greater than orequal to 1.

In certain embodiments, e.g., where q of the linker is greater than 2,(A^(L))_(q) is a group which is connected to ULM, and A^(L) ₁ and(A^(L))_(q) are connected via structural units of the linker (L).

In certain embodiments, e.g., where q of the linker is 2, (A^(L))_(q) isa group which is connected to A^(L) ₁ and to a ULM.

In certain embodiments, e.g., where q of the linker is 1, the structureof the linker group L is -A^(L) ₁-, and A^(L) ₁ is a group which isconnected to a ULM moiety and a PTM moiety.

In certain embodiments, the unit A^(L) of linker (L) comprises a grouprepresented by a general structure selected from the group consistingof:

-   -   —NR(CH₂)_(n)-(lower alkyl)-, —NR(CH₂)_(n)-(lower alkoxyl)-,        —NR(CH₂)_(n)-(lower alkoxyl)-OCH₂—, —NR(CH₂)_(n)-(lower        alkoxyl)-(lower alkyl)-OCH₂—, —NR(CH₂)_(n)-(cycloalkyl)-(lower        alkyl)-OCH₂—, —NR(CH₂)_(n)-(hetero cycloalkyl)-,        —NR(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)-(lower alkyl)-O—CH₂—, —NR(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)-(hetero        cycloalkyl)-O—CH₂—, —NR(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)-Aryl-O—CH₂—,        —NR(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)-(heteroaryl)-O—CH₂—, —NR(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)-(cyclo        alkyl)-O-(heteroaryl)-O—CH₂—, —NR(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)-(cyclo        alkyl)-O-Aryl-O—CH₂—, —NR(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)-(lower        alkyl)-NH-Aryl-O—CH₂—, —NR(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)-(lower        alkyl)-O-Aryl-CH₂, —NR(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)-cycloalkyl-O-Aryl-,        —NR(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)-cycloalkyl-O-(heteroaryl)l-,        —NR(CH₂CH₂)_(n)-(cycloalkyl)-O-(heterocyclyl)-CH₂,        —NR(CH₂CH₂)_(n)-(heterocyclyl)-(heterocyclyl)-CH₂,        —N(R¹R²)-(heterocyclyl)-CH₂; where    -   n of the linker can be 0 to 10;    -   R of the linker can be H, lower alkyl;    -   R1 and R2 of the linker can form a ring with the connecting N.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the unit A^(L) of linker(L) comprises a group selected from:

wherein:

-   -   *N of the heterocycloalkyl is shared with the PTM; and    -   each m, n, o, p, q, r, and s are independently selected from 0,        1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,        19, or 20.

In certain embodiments, the unit A^(L) of linker (L) comprises a grouprepresented by a general structure selected from the group consistingof:

-   -   —N(R)—(CH2)_(m)—O(CH2)_(n)—O(CH2)_(o)—O(CH2)_(p)—O(CH2)_(q)—O(CH2)_(r)-OCH2-,        —O—(CH2)_(m)—O(CH2)_(n)—O(CH2)_(o)—O(CH2)_(p)—O(CH2)_(q)—O(CH2)_(r)-OCH2-,        —O—(CH2)_(m)—O(CH2)_(n)—O(CH2)_(o)—O(CH2)_(p)—O(CH2)_(q)—O(CH2)_(r)—O—;        —N(R)—(CH2)_(m)—O(CH2)_(n)—O(CH2)_(o)—O(CH2)_(p)—O(CH2)_(q)—O(CH2)_(r)—O—;        —(CH2)_(m)—O(CH2)_(n)—O(CH2)_(o)—O(CH2)_(p)—O(CH2)_(q)—O(CH2)_(r)—O—;        —(CH2)_(m)—O(CH2)_(n)—O(CH2)_(o)—O(CH2)_(p)—O(CH2)_(q)—O(CH2)_(r)-OCH2-;

wherein

-   -   m, n, o, p, q, and r of the linker are independently 0, 1, 2, 3,        4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20;    -   when the number is zero, there is no N—O or O—O bond    -   R of the linker is H, methyl and ethyl;    -   X of the linker is H and F

-   -   where m of the linker can be 2, 3, 4, 5

where each n and m of the linker can independently be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the unit A^(L) of linker(L) is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein each m and n is independently selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or6.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the unit A^(L) of linker(L) is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein each m, n, o, p, q, r, and s is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the unit A^(L) of linker(L) is selected from the group consisting of:

In additional embodiments, the linker (L) comprises a structure selectedfrom, but not limited to the structure shown below, where a dashed lineindicates the attachment point to the PTM or ULM moieties:

wherein:

-   -   W^(L1) and W^(L2) are each independently absent, a 4-8 membered        ring with 0-4 heteroatoms, optionally substituted with R^(Q),        each R^(Q) is independently a H, halo, OH, CN, CF₃, optionally        substituted linear or branched C₁-C₆ alkyl, optionally        substituted linear or branched C₁-C₆ alkoxy, or 2 R^(Q) groups        taken together with the atom they are attached to, form a 4-8        membered ring system containing 0-4 heteroatoms;    -   Y^(L1) is each independently a bond, optionally substituted        linear or branched C₁-C₆ alkyl, and optionally one or more C        atoms are replaced with O; or optionally substituted linear or        branched C₁-C₆ alkoxy;    -   n and m are independently 0-10; and

indicates the attachment point to the PTM or ULM moieties.

In additional embodiments, the linker (L) comprises a structure selectedfrom, but not limited to the structure shown below, where a dashed lineindicates the attachment point to the PTM or ULM moieties:

wherein:

-   -   W^(L1) and W^(L2) are each independently absent, aryl,        heteroaryl, cyclic, heterocyclic, C₁₋₆ alkyl and optionally one        or more C atoms are replaced with O or N, C₁₋₆ alkene and        optionally one or more C atoms are replaced with O, C₁₋₆ alkyne        and optionally one or more C atoms are replaced with O,        bicyclic, biaryl, biheteroaryl, or biheterocyclic, each        optionally substituted with R^(Q), each R^(Q) is independently a        H, halo, OH, CN, CF₃, hydroxyl, nitro, C≡CH, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, C₂₋₆        alkynyl, optionally substituted linear or branched C₁-C₆ alkyl,        optionally substituted linear or branched C₁-C₆ alkoxy,        optionally substituted OC₁₋₃ alkyl (e.g., optionally substituted        by 1 or more —F), OH, NH₂, NR^(Y1)R^(Y2), CN, or 2 R^(Q) groups        taken together with the atom they are attached to, form a 4-8        membered ring system containing 0-4 heteroatoms;    -   Y^(L1) is each independently a bond, NR^(YL1), O, S, NR^(YL2),        CR_(YL1)R^(YL2), C═O, C═S, SO, SO₂, C₁-C₆ alkyl (linear,        branched, optionally substituted) and optionally one or more C        atoms are replaced with O; optionally substituted linear or        branched C₁-C₆ alkoxy, 3-6 membered alicyclic or aromatic ring        with 0-4 heteroatoms;    -   Q^(L) is a 3-6 membered alicyclic or aromatic ring with 0-4        heteroatoms, optionally bridged, optionally substituted with 0-6        R^(Q), each R^(Q) is independently H, optionally substituted        linear or branched C₁₋₆ alkyl (e.g., optionally substituted by 1        or more halo or C1-6 alkoxyl), or 2 R^(Q) groups taken together        with the atom they are attached to, form a 3-8 membered ring        system containing 0-2 heteroatoms;    -   R^(YL1), R^(YL2) are each independently H, OH, optionally        substituted linear or branched C₁₋₆ alkyl (e.g., optionally        substituted by 1 or more halo or C₁₋₆ alkoxyl), or R¹, R²        together with the atom they are attached to, form a 3-8 membered        ring system containing 0-2 heteroatoms;    -   n and m are independently 0-10; and

indicates the attachment point to the PTM or ULM moieties.

In additional embodiments, the linker group is optionally substituted(poly)ethyleneglycol having between 1 and about 100 ethylene glycolunits (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, etc.,ethylene glycol units), between about 1 and about 50 ethylene glycolunits, between 1 and about 25 ethylene glycol units, between about 1 and10 ethylene glycol units, between 1 and about 8 ethylene glycol unitsand 1 and 6 ethylene glycol units, between 2 and 4 ethylene glycolunits, or optionally substituted alkyl groups interdispersed withoptionally substituted, O, N, S, P or Si atoms. In certain embodiments,the linker is substituted with an aryl, phenyl, benzyl, alkyl, alkylene,or heterocycle group. In certain embodiments, the linker may beasymmetric or symmetrical.

In any of the embodiments of the compounds described herein, the linkergroup may be any suitable moiety as described herein. In one embodiment,the linker is a substituted or unsubstituted polyethylene glycol groupranging in size from about 1 to about 12 ethylene glycol units, between1 and about 10 ethylene glycol units, about 2 about 6 ethylene glycolunits, between about 2 and 5 ethylene glycol units, between about 2 and4 ethylene glycol units.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the linker (L) includes anoptionally substituted C₁-C₅₀ alkyl (e.g., C₁, C₂, C₃, C₄, C₅, C₆, C₇,C₈, C₉, C₁₀, C₁₁, C₁₂, C₁₃, C₁₄, C₁₅, C₁₆, C₁₇, C₁₈, C₁₉, C₂₀, C₂₁, C₂₂,C₂₃, C₂₄, C₂₅, C₂₆, C₂₇, C₂₈, C₂₉, C₃₀, C₃₁, C₃₂, C₃₃, C₃₄, C₃₅, C₃₆,C₃₇, C₃₈, C₃₉, C₄₀, C₄₁, C₄₂, C₄₃, C₄₄, C₄₅, C₄₆, C₄₇, C₄₈, C₄₉, or C₅₀alkyl), wherein each carbon is optionally substituted with a heteroatomselected from N, S, P, or Si atoms that has an appropriate number ofhydrogens, substitutions, or both to complete valency, with the provisothat there is no heteroatom-heteroatom bonding (e.g., no heteroatoms arecovalently linked or adjacently located).

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the linker (L) includesabout 1 to about 50 (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49,or 50) alkylene glycol units that are optionally substituted, whereincarbon or oxygen may be substituted with a heteroatom selected from N,S, P, or Si atoms with an appropriate number of hydrogens to completevalency. For example, in any aspect or embodiment described herein, thelinker (L) has a chemical structure selected from:

wherein carbon or oxygen may be substituted with a heteroatom selectedfrom N, S, P, or Si atoms with an appropriate number of hydrogens tocomplete valency, and m, n, o, p, q, r, and s are independently selectedfrom 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,19, and 20.

In another embodiment, the present disclosure is directed to a compoundwhich comprises a PTM group as described above, which binds to a targetprotein or polypeptide (e.g., Kirsten rat sarcoma protein (KRas or KRAS)and/or a gain-of-function KRas mutant), which is ubiquitinated by anubiquitin ligase and is chemically linked directly to the ULM group orthrough a linker moiety L, or PTM is alternatively a ULM′ group which isalso a ubiquitin ligase binding moiety, which may be the same ordifferent than the ULM group as described above and is linked directlyto the ULM group directly or through the linker moiety; and L is alinker moiety as described above which may be present or absent andwhich chemically (covalently) links ULM to PTM, or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, enantiomer, stereoisomer, solvate or polymorph thereof.

In certain embodiments, the linker group L is a group comprising one ormore covalently connected structural units independently selected fromthe group consisting of:

The X is selected from the group consisting of O, N, S, S(O) and SO₂; nis integer from 1 to 5;R^(L1) is hydrogen or alkyl,

is a mono- or bicyclic aryl or heteroaryl optionally substituted with1-3 substituents selected from alkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, hydroxy,alkoxy or cyano;

is a mono- or bicyclic cycloalkyl or a heterocycloalkyl optionallysubstituted with 1-3 substituents selected from alkyl, halogen,haloalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy or cyano; and the phenyl ring fragment can beoptionally substituted with 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from thegroup consisting of alkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy andcyano. In an embodiment, the linker group L comprises up to 10covalently connected structural units, as described above.

Although the ULM group and PTM group may be covalently linked to thelinker group through any group which is appropriate and stable to thechemistry of the linker, in preferred aspects of the present disclosure,the linker is independently covalently bonded to the ULM group and thePTM group preferably through an amide, ester, thioester, keto group,carbamate (urethane), carbon or ether, each of which groups may beinserted anywhere on the ULM group and PTM group to provide maximumbinding of the ULM group on the ubiquitin ligase and the PTM group onthe target protein to be degraded. (It is noted that in certain aspectswhere the PTM group is a ULM group, the target protein for degradationmay be the ubiquitin ligase itself). In certain preferred aspects, thelinker may be linked to an optionally substituted alkyl, alkylene,alkene or alkyne group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group on the ULMand/or PTM groups.

Exemplary PTMs

In preferred aspects of the disclosure, the PTM group is a group, whichbinds to target proteins. Targets of the PTM group are numerous in kindand are selected from proteins that are expressed in a cell such that atleast a portion of the sequences is found in the cell and may bind to aPTM group. The term “protein” includes oligopeptides and polypeptidesequences of sufficient length that they can bind to a PTM groupaccording to the present disclosure. Any protein in a eukaryotic systemor a microbial system, including a virus, bacteria or fungus, asotherwise described herein, are targets for ubiquitination mediated bythe compounds according to the present disclosure. Preferably, thetarget protein is a eukaryotic protein.

PTM groups according to the present disclosure include, for example, anymoiety which binds to a protein specifically (binds to a target protein)and includes the following non-limiting examples of small moleculetarget protein moieties: KRas inhibitors, Hsp90 inhibitors, kinaseinhibitors, HDM2 & MDM2 inhibitors, compounds targeting Human BETBromodomain-containing proteins, HDAC inhibitors, human lysinemethyltransferase inhibitors, angiogenesis inhibitors, nuclear hormonereceptor compounds, immunosuppressive compounds, and compounds targetingthe aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), among numerous others. Thecompositions described below exemplify some of the members of smallmolecule target protein binding moieties. Such small molecule targetprotein binding moieties also include pharmaceutically acceptable salts,enantiomers, solvates and polymorphs of these compositions, as well asother small molecules that may target a protein of interest, such asKRas and/or mutant KRas, including gain-of-function KRas mutant(s), suchas KRas^(G12C). These binding moieties are linked to the ubiquitinligase binding moiety preferably through a linker in order to present atarget protein (to which the protein target moiety is bound), such asKRas and/or gain-of-function KRas mutant(s), in proximity to theubiquitin ligase for ubiquitination and degradation.

The present disclosure may be used to treat a number of disease statesand/or conditions, including any disease state and/or condition in whichproteins are dysregulated and where a patient would benefit from thedegradation and/or inhibition of proteins.

In an additional aspect, the description provides therapeuticcompositions comprising an effective amount of a compound as describedherein or salt form thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier,additive or excipient, and optionally an additional bioactive agent. Thetherapeutic compositions modulate protein degradation in a patient orsubject, for example, an animal such as a human, and can be used fortreating or ameliorating disease states or conditions which aremodulated through the degraded protein. In certain embodiments, thetherapeutic compositions as described herein may be used to effectuatethe degradation of proteins of interest for the treatment oramelioration of a disease, e.g., cancer (including, e.g., pancreaticcancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, or acombination thereof). In certain additional embodiments, the diseaseincludes or is pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, lungcancer, non-small cell lung cancer, biliary tract malignancies,endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer, liver cancer,myeloid leukemia, breast cancer, or a combination thereof.

In alternative aspects, the present disclosure relates to a method fortreating a disease state or ameliorating the symptoms of a disease orcondition in a subject in need thereof by degrading a protein orpolypeptide through which a disease state or condition is modulatedcomprising administering to said patient or subject an effective amount,e.g., a therapeutically effective amount, of at least one compound asdescribed hereinabove, optionally in combination with a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier, additive or excipient, and optionally an additionalbioactive agent, wherein the composition is effective for treating orameliorating the disease or disorder or symptom thereof in the subject.The method according to the present disclosure may be used to treat alarge number of disease states or conditions including cancer(including, e.g., pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, colorectal cancer,lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, biliary tract malignancies,endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer, liver cancer,myeloid leukemia, breast cancer, or a combination thereof), by virtue ofthe administration of effective amounts of at least one compounddescribed herein. The disease state or condition may be a disease causedby a microbial agent or other exogenous agent such as a virus, bacteria,fungus, protozoa or other microbe or may be a disease state, which iscaused by overexpression of a protein, which leads to a disease stateand/or condition.

In another aspect, the description provides methods for identifying theeffects of the degradation of proteins of interest in a biologicalsystem using compounds according to the present disclosure.

The term “target protein” is used to describe a protein or polypeptide,which is a target for binding to a compound according to the presentdisclosure and degradation by ubiquitin ligase hereunder. For example,in any aspect or embodiment described herein, the PTM is a smallmolecule comprising a KRas protein targeting moiety. Such small moleculetarget protein binding moieties also include pharmaceutically acceptablesalts, enantiomers, solvates and polymorphs of these compositions, aswell as other small molecules that may target a protein of interest.These binding moieties are linked to at least one ULM group (e.g. VLM,CLM, ILM, and/or MLM) through at least one linker group L.

Target proteins, which may be bound to the protein target moiety anddegraded by the ligase to which the ubiquitin ligase binding moiety isbound, include any protein or peptide, including fragments thereof,analogues thereof, and/or homologues thereof. Target proteins includeproteins and peptides having any biological function or activityincluding structural, regulatory, hormonal, enzymatic, genetic,immunological, contractile, storage, transportation, and signaltransduction. For example, in any aspect or embodiment described herein,the PTM is a KRas protein binding moiety.

These various protein targets, such as KRas protein, may be used inscreens that identify compound moieties that bind to the protein and byincorporation of the moiety into compounds according to the presentdisclosure, the level of activity of the protein may be altered fortherapeutic end result.

The term “protein target moiety” or PTM is used to describe a smallmolecule which binds to a target protein or other protein or polypeptideof interest and places/presents that protein or polypeptide in proximityto an ubiquitin ligase such that degradation of the protein orpolypeptide by ubiquitin ligase may occur. Non-limiting examples ofsmall molecule target protein binding moieties include KRas inhibitors,Hsp90 inhibitors, kinase inhibitors, MDM2 inhibitors, compoundstargeting Human BET Bromodomain-containing proteins, HDAC inhibitors,human lysine methyltransferase inhibitors, angiogenesis inhibitors,immunosuppressive compounds, and compounds targeting the arylhydrocarbon receptor (AHR), among numerous others. The compositionsdescribed below exemplify some of the members of the small moleculetarget proteins. Exemplary protein target moieties according to thepresent disclosure include, KRas inhibitors, haloalkane halogenaseinhibitors, Hsp90 inhibitors, kinase inhibitors, MDM2 inhibitors,compounds targeting Human BET Bromodomain-containing proteins, HDACinhibitors, human lysine methyltransferase inhibitors, angiogenesisinhibitors, immunosuppressive compounds, and compounds targeting thearyl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR).

The compositions described herein exemplify some of the members of thesetypes of small molecule target protein binding moieties. Such smallmolecule target protein binding moieties also include pharmaceuticallyacceptable salts, enantiomers, solvates and polymorphs of thesecompositions, as well as other small molecules that may target a proteinof interest.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the PTM is a KRas proteinbinding/targeting moiety, e.g., a small molecule comprising a KRasprotein binding/targeting moiety. In any aspect or embodiment describedherein, the PTM binds mutant KRas, e.g. gain-of-function mutant KRas(such as KRas^(G12C)). In any aspect or embodiment described herein, thePTM has a chemical structure represented by:

wherein:

is an aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl;

-   -   X_(PTM) is C or N;    -   W_(PTM) is chosen from the group consisting of optionally        substitued C3-C6 cycloalkyl, and optionally substituted C3-C6        heteroalkyl, optionally substituted C3-C6 heterocycloalkyl        optionally substituted aryl (e.g., optionally substituted C5-C7        aryl), optionally substituted heteroaryl (e.g., optionally        substituted C5-C7 heteroaryl);    -   R_(PTM1A) is NR_(PTM9)R_(PTM10), OR_(PTM9)R_(PTM10), H,        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy,        optionally substituted C3-C6 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted        O—(C3-C6 cycloalkyl), optionally substituted C3-C6 heteroalkyl,        optionally substituted —O—C₁₋₄ alkyl-C₃₋₆ cycloalkyl, optionally        substituted O—(C3-C6 heteroalkyl), optionally substituted O—C₁₋₄        alkyl-C₃₋₆ heteroalkyl, optionally substituted O-C₁₋₄ alkyl-C₃₋₆        heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl (e.g., optionally        substituted C5-C7 aryl), optionally substituted O-aryl (e.g.,        optionally substituted O—(C5-C7 aryl)), optionally substituted        heteroaryl (e.g., optionally substituted C5-C7 heteroaryl),        optionally substituted O-heteroaryl (e.g., optionally        substituted O—(C5-C7 heteroaryl)), optionally substituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl), optionallysubstituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl), optionallysubstituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl), optionallysubstituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl), optionallysubstituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl), optionallysubstituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl), optionallysubstituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl), wherein N* is a Natom of a heterocycloalkyl (e.g., a C₄-C₈ heterocycloalkyl) of thelinker (L);

-   -   R_(PTM1B) is NR_(PTM9)R_(PTM10), OR_(PTM9)R_(PTM10), H,        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted O-alkyl,        optionally substituted C3-C6 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted        O—(C3-C6 cycloalkyl), optionally substituted —O—C₁₋₄ alkyl-C₃₋₆        cycloalkyl, optionally substituted C3-C6 heteroalkyl, optionally        substituted O—(C3-C6 heteroalkyl), optionally substituted O—C₁₋₄        alkyl-C₃₋₆ heteroalkyl, optionally substituted aryl (e.g.,        optionally substituted C5-C7 aryl), optionally substituted        O-aryl (e.g., optionally substituted O—(C5-C7 aryl)), optionally        substituted heteroaryl (e.g., optionally substituted C5-C7        heteroaryl), optionally substituted O-heteroaryl (e.g.,        optionally substituted O(C5-C7 heteroaryl)), optionally        substituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl), optionallysubstituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

-   -   R_(PTM9) and R_(PTM10) are each independently H, optionally        substituted C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted aliphatic amine,        optionally substituted aliphatic amide;    -   R_(PTM2) is H, (C═O)R_(PTM2′), optionally substituted linear or        branched alkyl;    -   R_(PTM2′) is optionally substituted linear or branched alkyl,        optionally substituted alkene, —N(R_(PTM8))₂, or —C(OH)₂;    -   R_(PTM3) is alkyl, alkoxy, phenyl, or napthalene, each        independently substituted with OH, H, halogen;    -   R_(PTM4A) is OH, H, halogen, optionally substituted linear or        branched C1-C6 alkyl;    -   R_(PTM4B) is OH, H, halogen, optionally substituted linear or        branched C1-C6 alkyl;    -   R_(PTM5) is chosen from the group consisting of optionally        substituted aryl, optionally substituted biaryl, optionally        substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted biheteroaryl,        optionally substituted C3-C6 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted        C3-C6 cycloheteroalkyl, halogen, H, optionally substituted        linear or branched alkyl (e.g., optionally substituted linear or        branched C₁-C₆ alkyl), OH, and alkoxy;    -   R_(PTM8) is a H or an alkyl (e.g, a C1 alkyl, a C2 alkyl, a C3        alkyl, or a C4 alkyl);    -   t is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (such as 0, 1, 2, 3); and    -   the        indicates the site of attachment of at least one of a linker,        ULM, ULM′, CLM, CLM′, VLM, VLM′, ILM, ILM′, MLM, MLM′, or a        combination thereof.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the PTM has a chemicalstructure represented by:

wherein:

-   -   X_(PTM1) is NH or O;    -   R_(PTM6) is aryl, heteroaryl,

wherein N* is a N atom of a heterocycloalkyl (e.g., a C4-C8heterocycloalkyl) of the linker (L);

-   -   R_(PTM7) is H, aryl, O-aryl, heteroaryl, O-heteroaryl,

-   -   t is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (e.g., 1, 2, or 3);    -   R_(PTM9) is H, optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl, optionally        substituted aliphatic amine, optionally substituted aliphatic        amide, or optionally substituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl);

-   -   the        can be a single bond or a double bond; and    -   the        indicates the site of attachment of at least one of a linker,        ULM, ULM′, CLM, CLM′, VLM, VLM′, ILM, ILM′, MLM, MLM′, or a        combination thereof.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the PTM is selected from:

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the PTM is: (i) a PTMselected from a compound of Tables 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12; or (ii) a PTM ofTable 1.

Therapeutic Compositions

Pharmaceutical compositions comprising combinations of an effectiveamount of at least one bifunctional compound as described herein, andone or more of the compounds otherwise described herein, all ineffective amounts, in combination with a pharmaceutically effectiveamount of a carrier, additive or excipient, represents a further aspectof the present disclosure.

The present disclosure includes, where applicable, the compositionscomprising the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, in particular, acid orbase addition salts of compounds as described herein. The acids whichare used to prepare the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition saltsof the aforementioned base compounds useful according to this aspect arethose which form non-toxic acid addition salts, i.e., salts containingpharmacologically acceptable anions, such as the hydrochloride,hydrobromide, hydroiodide, nitrate, sulfate, bisulfate, phosphate, acidphosphate, acetate, lactate, citrate, acid citrate, tartrate,bitartrate, succinate, maleate, fumarate, gluconate, saccharate,benzoate, methanesulfonate, ethanesulfonate, benzenesulfonate,p-toluenesulfonate and pamoate [i.e., 1,1′-methylene-bis-(2-hydroxy-3naphthoate)]salts, among numerous others.

Pharmaceutically acceptable base addition salts may also be used toproduce pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms of the compounds orderivatives according to the present disclosure. The chemical bases thatmay be used as reagents to prepare pharmaceutically acceptable basesalts of the present compounds that are acidic in nature are those thatform non-toxic base salts with such compounds. Such non-toxic base saltsinclude, but are not limited to those derived from suchpharmacologically acceptable cations such as alkali metal cations (eg.,potassium and sodium) and alkaline earth metal cations (eg, calcium,zinc and magnesium), ammonium or water-soluble amine addition salts suchas N-methylglucamine-(meglumine), and the lower alkanolammonium andother base salts of pharmaceutically acceptable organic amines, amongothers.

The compounds as described herein may, in accordance with thedisclosure, be administered in single or divided doses by the oral,parenteral or topical routes. Administration of the active compound mayrange from continuous (intravenous drip) to several oral administrationsper day (for example, Q.I.D.) and may include oral, topical, parenteral,intramuscular, intravenous, sub-cutaneous, transdermal (which mayinclude a penetration enhancement agent), buccal, sublingual andsuppository administration, among other routes of administration.Enteric coated oral tablets may also be used to enhance bioavailabilityof the compounds from an oral route of administration. The mosteffective dosage form will depend upon the pharmacokinetics of theparticular agent chosen as well as the severity of disease in thepatient. Administration of compounds according to the present disclosureas sprays, mists, or aerosols for intra-nasal, intra-tracheal orpulmonary administration may also be used. The present disclosuretherefore also is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising aneffective amount of compound as described herein, optionally incombination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, additive orexcipient. Compounds according to the present disclosure may beadministered in immediate release, intermediate release or sustained orcontrolled release forms. Sustained or controlled release forms arepreferably administered orally, but also in suppository and transdermalor other topical forms. Intramuscular injections in liposomal form mayalso be used to control or sustain the release of compound at aninjection site.

The compositions as described herein may be formulated in a conventionalmanner using one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and mayalso be administered in controlled-release formulations.Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers that may be used in thesepharmaceutical compositions include, but are not limited to, ionexchangers, alumina, aluminum stearate, lecithin, serum proteins, suchas human serum albumin, buffer substances such as phosphates, glycine,sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, partial glyceride mixtures of saturatedvegetable fatty acids, water, salts or electrolytes, such as prolaminesulfate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, potassium hydrogen phosphate,sodium chloride, zinc salts, colloidal silica, magnesium trisilicate,polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cellulose-based substances, polyethylene glycol,sodium carboxymethylcellulose, polyacrylates, waxes,polyethylene-polyoxypropylene-block polymers, polyethylene glycol andwool fat.

The compositions as described herein may be administered orally,parenterally, by inhalation spray, topically, rectally, nasally,buccally, vaginally or via an implanted reservoir. The term “parenteral”as used herein includes subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular,intra-articular, intra-synovial, intrasternal, intrathecal,intrahepatic, intralesional and intracranial injection or infusiontechniques. Preferably, the compositions are administered orally,intraperitoneally or intravenously.

Sterile injectable forms of the compositions as described herein may beaqueous or oleaginous suspension. These suspensions may be formulatedaccording to techniques known in the art using suitable dispersing orwetting agents and suspending agents. The sterile injectable preparationmay also be a sterile injectable solution or suspension in a non-toxicparenterally-acceptable diluent or solvent, for example as a solution in1, 3-butanediol. Among the acceptable vehicles and solvents that may beemployed are water, Ringer's solution and isotonic sodium chloridesolution. In addition, sterile, fixed oils are conventionally employedas a solvent or suspending medium. For this purpose, any bland fixed oilmay be employed including synthetic mono- or di-glycerides. Fatty acids,such as oleic acid and its glyceride derivatives are useful in thepreparation of injectables, as are natural pharmaceutically-acceptableoils, such as olive oil or castor oil, especially in theirpolyoxyethylated versions. These oil solutions or suspensions may alsocontain a long-chain alcohol diluent or dispersant, such as Ph. Helv orsimilar alcohol.

The pharmaceutical compositions as described herein may be orallyadministered in any orally acceptable dosage form including, but notlimited to, capsules, tablets, aqueous suspensions or solutions. In thecase of tablets for oral use, carriers which are commonly used includelactose and corn starch. Lubricating agents, such as magnesium stearate,are also typically added. For oral administration in a capsule form,useful diluents include lactose and dried corn starch. When aqueoussuspensions are required for oral use, the active ingredient is combinedwith emulsifying and suspending agents. If desired, certain sweetening,flavoring or coloring agents may also be added.

Alternatively, the pharmaceutical compositions as described herein maybe administered in the form of suppositories for rectal administration.These can be prepared by mixing the agent with a suitable non-irritatingexcipient, which is solid at room temperature but liquid at rectaltemperature and therefore will melt in the rectum to release the drug.Such materials include cocoa butter, beeswax and polyethylene glycols.

The pharmaceutical compositions as described herein may also beadministered topically. Suitable topical formulations are readilyprepared for each of these areas or organs. Topical application for thelower intestinal tract can be effected in a rectal suppositoryformulation (see above) or in a suitable enema formulation.Topically-acceptable transdermal patches may also be used.

For topical applications, the pharmaceutical compositions may beformulated in a suitable ointment containing the active componentsuspended or dissolved in one or more carriers. Carriers for topicaladministration of the compounds of this disclosure include, but are notlimited to, mineral oil, liquid petrolatum, white petrolatum, propyleneglycol, polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene compound, emulsifying wax andwater. In certain preferred aspects of the disclosure, the compounds maybe coated onto a stent which is to be surgically implanted into apatient in order to inhibit or reduce the likelihood of occlusionoccurring in the stent in the patient.

Alternatively, the pharmaceutical compositions can be formulated in asuitable lotion or cream containing the active components suspended ordissolved in one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. Suitablecarriers include, but are not limited to, mineral oil, sorbitanmonostearate, polysorbate 60, cetyl esters wax, cetearyl alcohol,2-octyldodecanol, benzyl alcohol and water.

For ophthalmic use, the pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated asmicronized suspensions in isotonic, pH adjusted sterile saline, or,preferably, as solutions in isotonic, pH adjusted sterile saline, eitherwith our without a preservative such as benzylalkonium chloride.Alternatively, for ophthalmic uses, the pharmaceutical compositions maybe formulated in an ointment such as petrolatum.

The pharmaceutical compositions as described herein may also beadministered by nasal aerosol or inhalation. Such compositions areprepared according to techniques well-known in the art of pharmaceuticalformulation and may be prepared as solutions in saline, employing benzylalcohol or other suitable preservatives, absorption promoters to enhancebioavailability, fluorocarbons, and/or other conventional solubilizingor dispersing agents.

The amount of compound in a pharmaceutical composition as describedherein that may be combined with the carrier materials to produce asingle dosage form will vary depending upon the host and diseasetreated, the particular mode of administration. Preferably, thecompositions should be formulated to contain between about 0.05milligram to about 750 milligrams or more, more preferably about 1milligram to about 600 milligrams, and even more preferably about 10milligrams to about 500 milligrams of active ingredient, alone or incombination with at least one other compound according to the presentdisclosure.

It should also be understood that a specific dosage and treatmentregimen for any particular patient will depend upon a variety offactors, including the activity of the specific compound employed, theage, body weight, general health, sex, diet, time of administration,rate of excretion, drug combination, and the judgment of the treatingphysician and the severity of the particular disease or condition beingtreated.

A patient or subject in need of therapy using compounds according to themethods described herein can be treated by administering to the patient(subject) an effective amount of the compound according to the presentdisclosure including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates orpolymorphs, thereof optionally in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrieror diluent, either alone, or in combination with other known therapeuticagents as otherwise identified herein.

These compounds can be administered by any appropriate route, forexample, orally, parenterally, intravenously, intradermally,subcutaneously, or topically, including transdermally, in liquid, cream,gel, or solid form, or by aerosol form.

The active compound is included in the pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier or diluent in an amount sufficient to deliver to a patient atherapeutically effective amount for the desired indication, withoutcausing serious toxic effects in the patient treated. A preferred doseof the active compound for all of the herein-mentioned conditions is inthe range from about 10 ng/kg to 300 mg/kg, preferably 0.1 to 100 mg/kgper day, more generally 0.5 to about 25 mg per kilogram body weight ofthe recipient/patient per day. A typical topical dosage will range from0.01-5% wt/wt in a suitable carrier.

The compound is conveniently administered in any suitable unit dosageform, including but not limited to one containing less than 1 mg, 1 mgto 3000 mg, preferably 5 to 500 mg of active ingredient per unit dosageform. An oral dosage of about 25-250 mg is often convenient.

The active ingredient is preferably administered to achieve peak plasmaconcentrations of the active compound of about 0.00001-30 mM, preferablyabout 0.1-30 μM. This may be achieved, for example, by the intravenousinjection of a solution or formulation of the active ingredient,optionally in saline, or an aqueous medium or administered as a bolus ofthe active ingredient. Oral administration is also appropriate togenerate effective plasma concentrations of active agent.

The concentration of active compound in the drug composition will dependon absorption, distribution, inactivation, and excretion rates of thedrug as well as other factors known to those of skill in the art. It isto be noted that dosage values will also vary with the severity of thecondition to be alleviated. It is to be further understood that for anyparticular subject, specific dosage regimens should be adjusted overtime according to the individual need and the professional judgment ofthe person administering or supervising the administration of thecompositions, and that the concentration ranges set forth herein areexemplary only and are not intended to limit the scope or practice ofthe claimed composition. The active ingredient may be administered atonce, or may be divided into a number of smaller doses to beadministered at varying intervals of time.

Oral compositions will generally include an inert diluent or an ediblecarrier. They may be enclosed in gelatin capsules or compressed intotablets. For the purpose of oral therapeutic administration, the activecompound or its prodrug derivative can be incorporated with excipientsand used in the form of tablets, troches, or capsules. Pharmaceuticallycompatible binding agents, and/or adjuvant materials can be included aspart of the composition.

The tablets, pills, capsules, troches and the like can contain any ofthe following ingredients, or compounds of a similar nature: a bindersuch as microcrystalline cellulose, gum tragacanth or gelatin; anexcipient such as starch or lactose, a dispersing agent such as alginicacid, Primogel, or corn starch; a lubricant such as magnesium stearateor Sterotes; a glidant such as colloidal silicon dioxide; a sweeteningagent such as sucrose or saccharin; or a flavoring agent such aspeppermint, methyl salicylate, or orange flavoring. When the dosage unitform is a capsule, it can contain, in addition to material of the abovetype, a liquid carrier such as a fatty oil. In addition, dosage unitforms can contain various other materials which modify the physical formof the dosage unit, for example, coatings of sugar, shellac, or entericagents.

The active compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can beadministered as a component of an elixir, suspension, syrup, wafer,chewing gum or the like. A syrup may contain, in addition to the activecompounds, sucrose as a sweetening agent and certain preservatives, dyesand colorings and flavors.

The active compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof canalso be mixed with other active materials that do not impair the desiredaction, or with materials that supplement the desired action, such asanti-cancer agents, including epidermal growth factor receptorinhibitors, EPO and darbapoietin alfa, among others. In certainpreferred aspects of the disclosure, one or more compounds according tothe present disclosure are coadministered with another bioactive agent,such as an anti-cancer agent or a would healing agent, including anantibiotic, as otherwise described herein.

Solutions or suspensions used for parenteral, intradermal, subcutaneous,or topical application can include the following components: a sterilediluent such as water for injection, saline solution, fixed oils,polyethylene glycols, glycerine, propylene glycol or other syntheticsolvents; antibacterial agents such as benzyl alcohol or methylparabens; antioxidants such as ascorbic acid or sodium bisulfite;chelating agents such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; buffers suchas acetates, citrates or phosphates and agents for the adjustment oftonicity such as sodium chloride or dextrose. The parental preparationcan be enclosed in ampoules, disposable syringes or multiple dose vialsmade of glass or plastic.

If administered intravenously, preferred carriers are physiologicalsaline or phosphate buffered saline (PBS).

In one embodiment, the active compounds are prepared with carriers thatwill protect the compound against rapid elimination from the body, suchas a controlled release formulation, including implants andmicroencapsulated delivery systems. Biodegradable, biocompatiblepolymers can be used, such as ethylene vinyl acetate, polyanhydrides,polyglycolic acid, collagen, polyorthoesters, and polylactic acid.Methods for preparation of such formulations will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art.

Liposomal suspensions may also be pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.These may be prepared according to methods known to those skilled in theart, for example, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,522,811 (which isincorporated herein by reference in its entirety). For example, liposomeformulations may be prepared by dissolving appropriate lipid(s) (such asstearoyl phosphatidyl ethanolamine, stearoyl phosphatidyl choline,arachadoyl phosphatidyl choline, and cholesterol) in an inorganicsolvent that is then evaporated, leaving behind a thin film of driedlipid on the surface of the container. An aqueous solution of the activecompound are then introduced into the container. The container is thenswirled by hand to free lipid material from the sides of the containerand to disperse lipid aggregates, thereby forming the liposomalsuspension.

Therapeutic Methods

In an additional aspect, the description provides therapeuticcompositions comprising an effective amount of a compound as describedherein or salt form thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.The therapeutic compositions modulate protein degradation in a patientor subject, for example, an animal such as a human, and can be used fortreating or ameliorating disease states or conditions which aremodulated through the degraded protein.

The terms “treat”, “treating”, and “treatment”, etc., as used herein,refer to any action providing a benefit to a patient for which thepresent compounds may be administered, including the treatment of anydisease state or condition which is modulated through the protein towhich the present compounds bind. Disease states or conditions,including cancer (e.g., at least one of pancreatic cancer, colon cancer,colorectal cancer, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, biliarytract malignancies, endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer,liver cancer, myeloid leukemia, breast cancer, or combinations thereof),which may be treated using compounds according to the present disclosureare set forth hereinabove.

The description provides therapeutic compositions as described hereinfor effectuating the degradation of proteins of interest for thetreatment or amelioration of a disease, e.g., cancer (such as pancreaticcancer, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, non-small celllung cancer, biliary tract malignancies, endometrial cancer, cervicalcancer, bladder cancer, liver cancer, myeloid leukemia, or breastcancer). In certain additional embodiments, the disease is multiplemyeloma. As such, in another aspect, the description provides a methodof ubiquitinating/degrading a target protein in a cell. In certainembodiments, the method comprises administering a bifunctional compoundas described herein comprising, e.g., a ULM and a PTM, preferably linkedthrough a linker moiety, as otherwise described herein, wherein the ULMis coupled to the PTM and wherein the ULM recognizes a ubiquitin pathwayprotein (e.g., an ubiquitin ligase, such as an E3 ubiquitin ligaseincluding cereblon, VHL, IAP, and/or MDM2) and the PTM recognizes thetarget protein such that degradation of the target protein will occurwhen the target protein is placed in proximity to the ubiquitin ligase,thus resulting in degradation/inhibition of the effects of the targetprotein and the control of protein levels. The control of protein levelsafforded by the present disclosure provides treatment of a disease stateor condition, which is modulated through the target protein by loweringthe level of that protein in the cell, e.g., cell of a patient. Incertain embodiments, the method comprises administering an effectiveamount of a compound as described herein, optionally including apharamaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, adjuvant, anotherbioactive agent or combination thereof.

In additional embodiments, the description provides methods for treatingor ameliorating a disease, disorder or symptom thereof in a subject or apatient, e.g., an animal such as a human, comprising administering to asubject in need thereof a composition comprising an effective amount,e.g., a therapeutically effective amount, of a compound as describedherein or salt form thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient, carrier, adjuvant, another bioactive agent or combinationthereof, wherein the composition is effective for treating orameliorating the disease or disorder or symptom thereof in the subject.

In another aspect, the description provides methods for identifying theeffects of the degradation of proteins of interest in a biologicalsystem using compounds according to the present disclosure.

In another embodiment, the present disclosure is directed to a method oftreating a human patient in need for a disease state or conditionmodulated through a protein where the degradation of that protein willproduce a therapeutic effect in the patient, the method comprisingadministering to a patient in need an effective amount of a compoundaccording to the present disclosure, optionally in combination withanother bioactive agent. The disease state or condition may be a diseasecaused by a microbial agent or other exogenous agent such as a virus,bacteria, fungus, protozoa or other microbe or may be a disease state,which is caused by overexpression of a protein, which leads to a diseasestate and/or condition

The term “disease state or condition” is used to describe any diseasestate or condition wherein protein dysregulation (i.e., the amount ofprotein expressed in a patient is elevated) occurs and where degradationof one or more proteins in a patient may provide beneficial therapy orrelief of symptoms to a patient in need thereof. In certain instances,the disease state or condition may be cured.

Disease states or conditions which may be treated using compoundsaccording to the present disclosure include, for example, asthma,autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, various cancers,ciliopathies, cleft palate, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension,inflammatory bowel disease, mental retardation, mood disorder, obesity,refractive error, infertility, Angelman syndrome, Canavan disease,Coeliac disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Cystic fibrosis, Duchennemuscular dystrophy, Haemochromatosis, Haemophilia, Klinefelter'ssyndrome, Neurofibromatosis, Phenylketonuria, Polycystic kidney disease,(PKD1) or 4 (PKD2) Prader-Willi syndrome, Sickle-cell disease, Tay-Sachsdisease, Turner syndrome.

The term “neoplasia” or “cancer” is used throughout the specification torefer to the pathological process that results in the formation andgrowth of a cancerous or malignant neoplasm, i.e., abnormal tissue thatgrows by cellular proliferation, often more rapidly than normal andcontinues to grow after the stimuli that initiated the new growth cease.In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the disease or disorder isa cancer or neoplasia selected from pancreatic cancer, colon cancer,colorectal cancer, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, biliarytract malignancies, endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer,liver cancer, myeloid leukemia, or breast cancer (e.g., a cancer orneoplasia selected from pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, ornon-small cell lung cancer). Malignant neoplasms show partial orcomplete lack of structural organization and functional coordinationwith the normal tissue and most invade surrounding tissues, metastasizeto several sites, and are likely to recur after attempted removal and tocause the death of the patient unless adequately treated. As usedherein, the term neoplasia is used to describe all cancerous diseasestates and embraces or encompasses the pathological process associatedwith malignant hematogenous, ascitic and solid tumors. Exemplary cancerswhich may be treated by the present compounds either alone or incombination with at least one additional anti-cancer agent includesquamous-cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma,hepatocellular carcinomas, and renal cell carcinomas, cancer of thebladder, bowel, breast, cervix, colon, esophagus, head, kidney, liver,lung, neck, ovary, pancreas, prostate, and stomach; leukemias; benignand malignant lymphomas, particularly Burkitt's lymphoma andNon-Hodgkin's lymphoma; benign and malignant melanomas;myeloproliferative diseases; sarcomas, including Ewing's sarcoma,hemangiosarcoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, liposarcoma, myosarcomas, peripheralneuroepithelioma, synovial sarcoma, gliomas, astrocytomas,oligodendrogliomas, ependymomas, gliobastomas, neuroblastomas,ganglioneuromas, gangliogliomas, medulloblastomas, pineal cell tumors,meningiomas, meningeal sarcomas, neurofibromas, and Schwannomas; bowelcancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, non-small cell lung cancer,biliary tract malignancies, endometrial cancer, myeloid leukemia,cervical cancer, uterine cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, testicularcancer, thyroid cancer, astrocytoma, esophageal cancer, pancreaticcancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer, colon cancer, melanoma;carcinosarcoma, Hodgkin's disease, Wilms' tumor and teratocarcinomas.Additional cancers which may be treated using compounds according to thepresent disclosure include, for example, T-lineage Acute lymphoblasticLeukemia (T-ALL), T-lineage lymphoblastic Lymphoma (T-LL), PeripheralT-cell lymphoma, Adult T-cell Leukemia, Pre-B ALL, Pre-B Lymphomas,Large B-cell Lymphoma, Burkitts Lymphoma, B-cell ALL, Philadelphiachromosome positive ALL and Philadelphia chromosome positive CML.

The term “bioactive agent” is used to describe an agent, other than acompound according to the present disclosure, which is used incombination with the present compounds as an agent with biologicalactivity to assist in effecting an intended therapy, inhibition and/orprevention/prophylaxis for which the present compounds are used.Preferred bioactive agents for use herein include those agents whichhave pharmacological activity similar to that for which the presentcompounds are used or administered and include for example, anti-canceragents, antiviral agents, especially including anti-HIV agents andanti-HCV agents, antimicrobial agents, antifungal agents, etc.

The term “additional anti-cancer agent” is used to describe ananti-cancer agent, which may be combined with compounds according to thepresent disclosure to treat cancer. These agents include, for example,everolimus, trabectedin, abraxane, TLK 286, AV-299, DN-101, pazopanib,GSK690693, RTA 744, ON 0910.Na, AZD 6244 (ARRY-142886), AMN-107,TKI-258, GSK461364, AZD 1152, enzastaurin, vandetanib, ARQ-197, MK-0457,MLN8054, PHA-739358, R-763, AT-9263, a FLT-3 inhibitor, a VEGFRinhibitor, an EGFR TK inhibitor, an aurora kinase inhibitor, a PIK-1modulator, a Bcl-2 inhibitor, an HDAC inhbitor, a c-MET inhibitor, aPARP inhibitor, a Cdk inhibitor, an EGFR TK inhibitor, an IGFR-TKinhibitor, an anti-HGF antibody, a PI3 kinase inhibitor, an AKTinhibitor, an mTORC1/2 inhibitor, a JAK/STAT inhibitor, a checkpoint-1or 2 inhibitor, a focal adhesion kinase inhibitor, a Map kinase kinase(mek) inhibitor, a VEGF trap antibody, pemetrexed, erlotinib, dasatanib,nilotinib, decatanib, panitumumab, amrubicin, oregovomab, Lep-etu,nolatrexed, azd2171, batabulin, ofatumumab, zanolimumab, edotecarin,tetrandrine, rubitecan, tesmilifene, oblimersen, ticilimumab,ipilimumab, gossypol, Bio 111, 131-I-TM-601, ALT-110, BIO 140, CC₈₄₉₀,cilengitide, gimatecan, IL13-PE38QQR, INO 1001, IPdR₁ KRX-0402,lucanthone, LY317615, neuradiab, vitespan, Rta 744, Sdx 102, talampanel,atrasentan, Xr 311, romidepsin, ADS-100380, sunitinib, 5-fluorouracil,vorinostat, etoposide, gemcitabine, doxorubicin, liposomal doxorubicin,5′-deoxy-5-fluorouridine, vincristine, temozolomide, ZK-304709,seliciclib; PD0325901, AZD-6244, capecitabine, L-Glutamic acid,N-[4-[2-(2-amino-4,7-dihydro-4-oxo-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-5-yl)ethyl]benzoyl]-,disodium salt, heptahydrate, camptothecin, PEG-labeled irinotecan,tamoxifen, toremifene citrate, anastrazole, exemestane, letrozole,DES(diethylstilbestrol), estradiol, estrogen, conjugated estrogen,bevacizumab, IMC-1C11, CHIR-258);3-[5-methylsulfonylpiperadinemethyl)-indolyl-quinolone, vatalanib,AG-013736, AVE-0005, goserelin acetate, leuprolide acetate, triptorelinpamoate, medroxyprogesterone acetate, hydroxyprogesterone caproate,megestrol acetate, raloxifene, bicalutamide, flutamide, nilutamide,megestrol acetate, CP-724714; TAK-165, HKI-272, erlotinib, lapatanib,canertinib, ABX-EGF antibody, erbitux, EKB-569, PKI-166, GW-572016,lonafarnib, BMS-214662, tipifarnib; amifostine, NVP-LAQ824, suberoylanalide hydroxamic acid, valproic acid, trichostatin A, FK-228, SU11248,sorafenib, KRN951, aminoglutethimide, amsacrine, anagrelide,L-asparaginase, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, adriamycin,bleomycin, buserelin, busulfan, carboplatin, carmustine, chlorambucil,cisplatin, cladribine, clodronate, cyproterone, cytarabine, dacarbazine,dactinomycin, daunorubicin, diethylstilbestrol, epirubicin, fludarabine,fludrocortisone, fluoxymesterone, flutamide, gleevec, gemcitabine,hydroxyurea, idarubicin, ifosfamide, imatinib, leuprolide, levamisole,lomustine, mechlorethamine, melphalan, 6-mercaptopurine, mesna,methotrexate, mitomycin, mitotane, mitoxantrone, nilutamide, octreotide,oxaliplatin, pamidronate, pentostatin, plicamycin, porfimer,procarbazine, raltitrexed, rituximab, streptozocin, teniposide,testosterone, thalidomide, thioguanine, thiotepa, tretinoin, vindesine,13-cis-retinoic acid, phenylalanine mustard, uracil mustard,estramustine, altretamine, floxuridine, 5-deooxyuridine, cytosinearabinoside, 6-mecaptopurine, deoxycoformycin, calcitriol, valrubicin,mithramycin, vinblastine, vinorelbine, topotecan, razoxin, marimastat,COL-3, neovastat, BMS-275291, squalamine, endostatin, SU5416, SU6668,EMD121974, interleukin-12, IM862, angiostatin, vitaxin, droloxifene,idoxyfene, spironolactone, finasteride, cimitidine, trastuzumab,denileukin diftitox, gefitinib, bortezimib, paclitaxel, cremophor-freepaclitaxel, docetaxel, epithilone B, BMS-247550, BMS-310705,droloxifene, 4-hydroxytamoxifen, pipendoxifene, ERA-923, arzoxifene,fulvestrant, acolbifene, lasofoxifene, idoxifene, TSE-424, HMR-3339,ZK186619, topotecan, PTK787/ZK 222584, VX-745, PD 184352, rapamycin,40-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)-rapamycin, temsirolimus, AP-23573, RAD001,ABT-578, BC-210, LY294002, LY292223, LY292696, LY293684, LY293646,wortmannin, ZM336372, L-779,450, PEG-filgrastim, darbepoetin,erythropoietin, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, zolendronate,prednisone, cetuximab, granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor,histrelin, pegylated interferon alfa-2a, interferon alfa-2a, pegylatedinterferon alfa-2b, interferon alfa-2b, azacitidine, PEG-L-asparaginase,lenalidomide, gemtuzumab, hydrocortisone, interleukin-11, dexrazoxane,alemtuzumab, all-transretinoic acid, ketoconazole, interleukin-2,megestrol, immune globulin, nitrogen mustard, methylprednisolone,ibritgumomab tiuxetan, androgens, decitabine, hexamethylmelamine,bexarotene, tositumomab, arsenic trioxide, cortisone, editronate,mitotane, cyclosporine, liposomal daunorubicin, Edwina-asparaginase,strontium 89, casopitant, netupitant, an NK-1 receptor antagonist,palonosetron, aprepitant, diphenhydramine, hydroxyzine, metoclopramide,lorazepam, alprazolam, haloperidol, droperidol, dronabinol,dexamethasone, methylprednisolone, prochlorperazine, granisetron,ondansetron, dolasetron, tropisetron, pegfilgrastim, erythropoietin,epoetin alfa, darbepoetin alfa and mixtures thereof.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the bioactive agent oradditional anti-cancer agent is a chemotherapy or biological therapythat targets epidermal growth factor receptors (e.g., an epidermalgrowth factor receptor inhibitor, such as at least one of gefitinib,erlotinib, neratinib, lapatinib, cetuximab, vandetanib, necitumamab,osimertinib, or a combination thereof).

The term “anti-HIV agent” or “additional anti-HIV agent” includes, forexample, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI), othernon-nucloeoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (i.e., those which arenot representative of the present disclosure), protease inhibitors,fusion inhibitors, among others, exemplary compounds of which mayinclude, for example, 3TC (Lamivudine), AZT (Zidovudine), (−)-FTC, ddI(Didanosine), ddC (zalcitabine), abacavir (ABC), tenofovir (PMPA),D-D4FC (Reverset), D4T (Stavudine), Racivir, L-FddC, L-FD4C, NVP(Nevirapine), DLV (Delavirdine), EFV (Efavirenz), SQVM (Saquinavirmesylate), RTV (Ritonavir), IDV (Indinavir), SQV (Saquinavir), NFV(Nelfinavir), APV (Amprenavir), LPV (Lopinavir), fusion inhibitors suchas T20, among others, fuseon and mixtures thereof, including anti-HIVcompounds presently in clinical trials or in development.

Other anti-HIV agents which may be used in coadministration withcompounds according to the present disclosure include, for example,other NNRTI's (i.e., other than the NNRTI's according to the presentdisclosure) may be selected from the group consisting of nevirapine(BI-R6-587), delavirdine (U-90152S/T), efavirenz (DMP-266), UC-781(N-[4-chloro-3-(3-methyl-2-butenyloxy)phenyl]-2methyl3-furancarbothiamide),etravirine (TMC125), Trovirdine (Ly300046.HCl), MKC-442 (emivirine,coactinon), HI-236, HI-240, HI-280, HI-281, rilpivirine (TMC-278),MSC-127, HBY 097, DMP266, Baicalin (TJN-151) ADAM-II (Methyl3′,3′-dichloro-4′,4″-dimethoxy-5′,5″-bis(methoxycarbonyl)-6,6-diphenylhexenoate),Methyl3-Bromo-5-(1-5-bromo-4-methoxy-3-(methoxycarbonyl)phenyl)hept-1-enyl)-2-methoxybenzoate(Alkenyldiarylmethane analog, Adam analog),(5-chloro-3-(phenylsulfinyl)-2′-indolecarboxamide), AAP-BHAP (U-104489or PNU-104489), Capravirine (AG-1549, S-1153), atevirdine (U-87201E),aurin tricarboxylic acid (SD-095345),1-[(6-cyano-2-indolyl)carbonyl]-4-[3-(isopropylamino)-2-pyridinyl]piperazine,1-[5-[[N-(methyl)methylsulfonylamino]-2-indolylcarbonyl-4-[3-(isopropylamino)-2-pyridinyl]piperazine,1-[3-(Ethylamino)-2-[pyridinyl]-4-[(5-hydroxy-2-indolyl)carbonyl]piperazine,1-[(6-Formyl-2-indolyl)carbonyl]-4-[3-(isopropylamino)-2-pyridinyl]piperazine,1-[[5-(Methylsulfonyloxy)-2-indoyly)carbonyl]-4-[3-(isopropylamino)-2-pyridinyl]piperazine,U88204E, Bis(2-nitrophenyl)sulfone (NSC 633001), Calanolide A(NSC675451), Calanolide B,6-Benzyl-5-methyl-2-(cyclohexyloxy)pyrimidin-4-one (DABO-546), DPC 961,E-EBU, E-EBU-dm, E-EPSeU, E-EPU, Foscarnet (Foscavir), HEPT(1-[(2-Hydroxyethoxy)methyl]-6-(phenylthio)thymine), HEPT-M(1-[(2-Hydroxyethoxy)methyl]-6-(3-methylphenyl)thio)thymine), HEPT-S(1-[(2-Hydroxyethoxy)methyl]-6-(phenylthio)-2-thiothymine), InophyllumP, L-737,126, Michellamine A (NSC650898), Michellamine B (NSC649324),Michellamine F,6-(3,5-Dimethylbenzyl)-1-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]-5-isopropyluracil,6-(3,5-Dimethylbenzyl)-1-(ethyoxymethyl)-5-isopropyluracil, NPPS, E-BPTU(NSC 648400), Oltipraz(4-Methyl-5-(pyrazinyl)-3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione),N-{2-(2-Chloro-6-fluorophenethyl]-N′-(2-thiazolyl)thiourea (PETT Cl, Fderivative),N-{2-(2,6-Difluorophenethyl]-N′-[2-(5-bromopyridyl)]thiourea {PETTderivative),N-{2-(2,6-Difluorophenethyl]-N′-[2-(5-methylpyridyl)]thiourea {PETTPyridyl derivative),N-[2-(3-Fluorofuranyl)ethyl]-N′-[2-(5-chloropyridyl)]thiourea,N-[2-(2-Fluoro-6-ethoxyphenethyl)]-N′-[2-(5-bromopyridyl)]thiourea,N-(2-Phenethyl)-N′-(2-thiazolyl)thiourea (LY-73497), L-697,639,L-697,593, L-697,661,3-[(2-(4,7-Difluorobenzoxazol-2-yl)ethyl}-5-ethyl-6-methyl(pypridin-2(1H)-thione(2-Pyridinone Derivative),3-[[(2-Methoxy-5,6-dimethyl-3-pyridyl)methyl]amine]-5-ethyl-6-methyl(pypridin-2(1H)-thione,R82150, R82913, R87232, R88703, R89439 (Loviride), R90385, S-2720,Suramin Sodium, TBZ (Thiazolobenzimidazole, NSC 625487),Thiazoloisoindol-5-one,(+)(R)-9b-(3,5-Dimethylphenyl-2,3-dihydrothiazolo[2,3-a]isoindol-5(9bH)-one,Tivirapine (R86183), UC-38 and UC-84, among others.

The term “pharmaceutically acceptable salt” is used throughout thespecification to describe, where applicable, a salt form of one or moreof the compounds described herein which are presented to increase thesolubility of the compound in the gastic juices of the patient'sgastrointestinal tract in order to promote dissolution and thebioavailability of the compounds. Pharmaceutically acceptable saltsinclude those derived from pharmaceutically acceptable inorganic ororganic bases and acids, where applicable. Suitable salts include thosederived from alkali metals such as potassium and sodium, alkaline earthmetals such as calcium, magnesium and ammonium salts, among numerousother acids and bases well known in the pharmaceutical art. Sodium andpotassium salts are particularly preferred as neutralization salts ofthe phosphates according to the present disclosure.

The term “pharmaceutically acceptable derivative” is used throughout thespecification to describe any pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug form(such as an ester, amide other prodrug group), which, uponadministration to a patient, provides directly or indirectly the presentcompound or an active metabolite of the present compound.

General Synthetic Approach

The synthetic realization and optimization of the bifunctional moleculesas described herein may be approached in a step-wise or modular fashion.For example, identification of compounds that bind to the targetmolecules can involve high or medium throughput screening campaigns ifno suitable ligands are immediately available. It is not unusual forinitial ligands to require iterative design and optimization cycles toimprove suboptimal aspects as identified by data from suitable in vitroand pharmacological and/or ADMET assays. Part of the optimization/SARcampaign would be to probe positions of the ligand that are tolerant ofsubstitution and that might be suitable places on which to attach thelinker chemistry previously referred to herein. Where crystallographicor NMR structural data are available, these can be used to focus such asynthetic effort.

In a very analogous way one can identify and optimize ligands for an E3Ligase, i.e. ULMs/ILMs/VLMs/CLMs/ILMs.

With PTMs and ULMs (e.g. ILMs, VLMs, CLMs, and/or ILMs) in hand, oneskilled in the art can use known synthetic methods for their combinationwith or without a linker moiety. Linker moieties can be synthesized witha range of compositions, lengths and flexibility and functionalized suchthat the PTM and ULM groups can be attached sequentially to distal endsof the linker. Thus a library of bifunctional molecules can be realizedand profiled in in vitro and in vivo pharmacological and ADMET/PKstudies. As with the PTM and ULM groups, the final bifunctionalmolecules can be subject to iterative design and optimization cycles inorder to identify molecules with desirable properties.

In some instances, protecting group strategies and/or functional groupinterconversions (FGIs) may be required to facilitate the preparation ofthe desired materials. Such chemical processes are well known to thesynthetic organic chemist and many of these may be found in texts suchas “Greene's Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis” Peter G. M. Wutsand Theodora W. Greene (Wiley), and “Organic Synthesis: TheDisconnection Approach” Stuart Warren and Paul Wyatt (Wiley).

Abbreviations

DIEA or DIPEA: diisopropylethylamine

DMF: N,N-dimethylformamide

DMSO: Dimethyl sulfoxide

EDCI: 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide

HOBt: hydroxybenzotriazole

Exemplary Synthesis of Intermediates.

Exemplary syntheses of intermediates which may be used for synthesis ofcompounds of the invention are described in Schemes A through I.

A compound of formula I, which is commercially available or readilyprepared using standard reaction techniques known to one skilled in theart, may be reacted with a compound of formula II under conditionssuitable for a nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction, e.g. using asuitable base such as diisopropylethylamine in a suitable solvent suchas N,N-dimethylpyrrolidone. Herein, Y is a primary or secondary amine,which may be optionally substituted or cyclized into a 4- to 8-memberedheterocyclic ring, or is carboxylate; PG is H or a suitable optionalprotecting group, including but not limited to t-butoxycarbonyl when Yis a primary or secondary amine or t-butyl when Y is carboxylate; L isan optional linker; Nu is a suitable nucleophilic group such as O or aprimary or secondary amine, which may be optionally substituted orcyclized into a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring; X is a suitableleaving group such as fluoride or chloride; and Z is CH₂ or C═O. Incases where III contains an optional protecting group PG, PG may beremoved under suitable conditions, e.g. hydrochloric acid in 1,4-dioxanewhen PG-Y is t-butoxycarbonylamino, or trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane when PG-Y is t-butyl-carboxylate, to afford a compoundof formula IV. In cases where PG is H, it is understood that III and IVare identical structures.

Alternatively, a compound of formula V, which is commercially availableor readily prepared using standard reaction techniques known to oneskilled in the art, may be reacted with a compound of formula VI toprepare a compound of formula VII. Herein PG, Y, and L are as defined inScheme A; Z is CH₂, and Nu is O. LG may be a suitable leaving group suchas tosylate, bromide, or iodide, in which case the reaction conditionsare those for nucleophilic substitution, e.g. employing a suitable basesuch as potassium carbonate and a suitable solvent such asN,N-dimethylformamide. Alternatively, LG may be H, in which case thereaction conditions are those for a Mitsunobu reaction, e.g.triphenylphosphine and diisopropylazodicarboxylate. A compound offormula VII may then be converted to a compound of formula IV usingconditions suitable for an imide ring closure and concomitant removal ofPG as necessary, e.g. p-toluenesulfonic acid or benzenesulfonic acid inacetonitrile at 80° C.

Alternatively, a compound of formula V, may be reacted with a compoundof formula VIII to prepare a compound of formula III. Herein Z is C═O,and all other groups are as defined in Scheme B. LG may be a suitableleaving group such as tosylate, in which case the reaction conditionsare those for nucleophilic substitution, e.g. employing a suitable basesuch as potassium carbonate and a suitable solvent such asN,N-dimethylformamide. A compound of formula III may then be convertedto a compound of formula IV using conditions as described in Scheme A.Compounds of formula IV may be further converted to additional compoundsof formula IV, e.g. via functional group manipulation in the linker L,using techniques known to one skilled in the art. For example, if Lcontains an alkene, such alkene may be reduced under hydrogenationconditions, e.g. H₂, palladium on carbon in methanol, to afford thecorresponding alkane.

A compound of formula VIII may be reacted with a compound of formula IXto produce compounds of formula X under amide formation conditions, e.g.hydroxybenzotriazole, 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide, anddiisopropylethylamine in N,N-dimethylformamide or1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine or triethylamine indichloromethane. Herein Z is an optional substituent, e.g. H, methyl, orhydroxymethyl, Y is a primary or secondary amine, which may beoptionally substituted or cyclized into a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclicring, or is carboxylate; PG is a suitable optional protecting group,including but not limited to t-butoxycarbonyl when Y is a primary orsecondary amine or methyl when Y is carboxylate; and L is an optionallinker. A compound of formula X may then be converted to a compound offormula XI by removal of PG under suitable conditions, e.g. hydrochloricacid in 1,4-dioxane or dichloromethane when PG-Y ist-butoxycarbonylamino, or sodium hydroxide or lithium hydroxide in watermixed with tetrahydrofuran and/or methanol or hydrochloric acid in1,4-dioxane when PG-Y is methyl carboxylate.

A compound of formula XII may be reacted with a compound of formula V toprepare a compound of formula XIII. Herein LG may be a suitable leavinggroup such as tosylate, bromide, or iodide; L is an optional linker; Yis a primary or secondary amine, which may be optionally substituted orcyclized into a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring, or is carboxylate;PG is H or a suitable optional protecting group, including but notlimited to t-butoxycarbonyl when Y is a primary or secondary amine ort-butyl when Y is carboxylate; or alternatively PG-Y together are LG′, asuitable leaving group which may be the same or different from LG. Thereaction conditions for the preparation of a compound of formula XIIIare those for nucleophilic substitution, e.g. employing a suitable basesuch as potassium carbonate and a suitable solvent such asN,N-dimethylformamide at a temperature such as 80° C. PG may be removedunder suitable conditions, e.g. hydrochloric acid in 1,4-dioxane whenPG-Y is t-butoxycarbonylamino, or trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane when PG-Y is t-butyl-carboxylate; or alternatively whenPG-Y are together LG′ they may be treated with a nucleophile, e.g. aprimary amine in ethanol, in which case Y in XIV becomes a secondaryamine, to afford a compound of formula XIV. In cases where PG is H, itis understood that XIII and XIV are identical structures. As needed,mixtures of enantiomers or diastereomers of any compounds XIII or XIVmay be resolved into their constituent enantiomers or diasteromers usingtechniques known to one skilled in the art, including but not limited topreparative high performance liquid chromatography or preparativesupercritical fluid chromatography.

A compound of formula XV may be reacted with a compound V (readilyprepared using standard reaction techniques known to one skilled in theart) to prepare a compound of formula XVI under nucleophilicsubstitution conditions, e.g. using a suitable base such as potassiumcarbonate in a suitable solvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide. Herein,PG, Y, L, and LG in compound V are as defined in Scheme B; and PG′represents a suitable ester protecting group, e.g. methyl, ethyl, ort-butyl. Compounds of formula XVI may be converted to a compound offormula XVIII by treatment with a reagent suitable for the removal ofPG′, e.g. sodium hydroxide or lithium hydroxide in methanol and waterwhen PG′ is methyl or ethyl or trifloroacetic acid with PG′ is t-butyl.Compound XVII may be reacted with with a compound of formula XVIII,wherein Z is an optional substituent, e.g. H, methyl, or hydroxymethyland R is an optional substituent, to produce compounds of formula XIXunder amide formation conditions, e.g. 1-hydroxybenzotriazole,N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide, diisopropylethylamine,N,N-dimethylformamide. A compound of formula XIX may be converted to acompound of formula XX by removal of PG under suitable conditions, e.g.hydrochloric acid in 1,4-dioxane when PG-Y is t-butoxycarbonylamino, ortrifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane when PG-Y ist-butyl-carboxylate; or alternatively when PG-Y are together a suitableleaving group which may be the same or different from LG they may betreated with a nucleophile, e.g. a primary amine in ethanol, in whichcase Y in XX becomes a secondary amine. In cases where PG is H, it isunderstood that XIX and XX are identical structures. As needed, mixturesof enantiomers or diastereomers of any compounds XVI, XVII, XIX, or XXmay be resolved into their constituent enantiomers or diasteromers usingtechniques known to one skilled in the art, including but not limited topreparative high performance liquid chromatography or preparativesupercritical fluid chromatography.

A compound of formula XXI may be reacted with a compound of formula Iunder conditions suitable an amide coupling, e.g.1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide, to afford a compound of formula XXII. Herein Y isa primary or secondary amine, which may be optionally substituted orcyclized into a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring; PG is H or asuitable optional protecting group, including but not limited tot-butoxycarbonyl; L is an optional linker; and Nu is a primary orsecondary amine, which may be optionally substituted or cyclized into a4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring. In cases where XXII contains anoptional protecting group PG, PG may be removed under suitableconditions, e.g. hydrochloric acid in 1,4-dioxane when PG-Y ist-butoxycarbonylamino, to afford a compound of formula XXIII. In caseswhere PG is H, it is understood that XXII and XXIII are identicalstructures.

A compound of formula XXIV may be reacted with a compound of formula Vto prepare a compound of formula XXV. Herein LG may be a suitableleaving group such as tosylate, bromide, or iodide; L is an optionallinker; Y is a primary or secondary amine, which may be optionallysubstituted or cyclized into a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring and PGis H or a suitable optional protecting group, including but not limitedto benzyloxycarbonyl or 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxycarbonyl; oralternatively PG-Y together are LG′, a suitable leaving group which maybe the same or different from LG; and IAP is either:

The reaction conditions are those for nucleophilic substitution, e.g.employing a suitable base such as potassium carbonate and a suitablesolvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide or acetonitrile at a temperaturesuch as 70-80° C. PG may be removed under suitable conditions to afforda compound of formula XXVI, e.g. hydrogen, palladium on carbon when PG-Yis benzyloxycarbonylamino, or tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride intetrahydrofuran when PG-Y is 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxycarbonylamino; oralternatively when PG-Y are together LG′ they may be treated with anucleophile, e.g. a primary amine in ethanol at 60° C., in which case Yin XXVI becomes a secondary amine. In cases where PG is H, it isunderstood that XXV and XXVI are identical structures.

Alternatively, a compound of formula XXIV as defined in Scheme H, may bereacted with a different compound of formula V wherein PG is a suitableprotecting group, such as tetrahydropyranyl, Y is O, L is an optionallinker, and LG is a suitable leaving group such as tosylate, bromide, oriodide, under conditions of a nucleophilic substitution, e.g. potassiumcarbonate and potassium iodide in N,N-dimethylformamide at 70° C., toafford a compound of formula XXVII. The compound of formula XXVII may bedeprotected, e.g. with pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate in methanol, toafford a compound XXVIII. A compound of formula XXVIII may be convertedto a compound of formula XXIX by treatment with e.g. p-toluenesulfonylchloride, triethylamine, N,N-dimethylaminopyridine in dichloromethane.Finally, a compound of formula XXIX may be treated with a nucleophile,e.g. a primary amine in ethanol at 60° C., converting it to a compoundof formula XXVI as described in Scheme H.

General Synthetic Schemes:

Compounds of the invention may be synthesized as shown in Schemes 1through 19, making use of the intermediate structures described inSchemes A through I.

A compound of formula XXX may be reacted with a compound of formula IVunder amide coupling conditions, e.g.1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide or 1-hydroxybenzotriazole andN-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide, diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide to afford a compound of formula XXXI.

Herein,

is an aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl; each X isindependently CH or N; R₁ is one or more independent alkyl, alkoxy,phenyl, or napthalene, each of which may be independently substitutedwith OH, H, and/or halogen; R₂ is an optionally substituted alkyl amide,alkenyl amide, urea, or a suitable protecting group such ast-butoxycarbonyl; R₃ is an optional substituent; L′ is an optionallinker; W is a carboxylic acid; Y is a primary or secondary amine, whichmay be optionally substituted or cyclized into a 4- to 8-memberedheterocyclic ring; and L, Nu, and Z are as defined in one of Schemes A,B, or C.

In cases where R₂ is a protecting group, the protecting group may beremoved with suitable conditions, such as trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane when R₂ is t-butoxycarbonyl. This compound where R₂ is Hmay then be converted to a different compound of formula XXXI underconditions for an amide coupling. Representative conditions for suchamide formations include, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine.

A compound of formula XXX may also be reacted with a compound of formulaIV under amide coupling conditions, e.g.1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and triethylamine in N,N-dimethylformamide toform a compound of formula XXXII.

Herein, R² is H; L′-W together are H or form an optional substitution;

X, R₁, R₃ are as defined in Scheme 1; Y is a carboxylic acid; and L, Nu,and Z are as defined in one of Schemes A, B, or C.

A compound of formula XXX may also be reacted with a compound of formulaXI under amide coupling conditions, e.g.1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide afford a compound of formula XXXIII

Herein,

X, R₁, R₂, R₃, L′, and W are as defined in Scheme 1; Y is a primary orsecondary amine, which may be optionally substituted or cyclized into a4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring; and L and Z are as defined in SchemeD.

In cases where R₂ is a protecting group, the protecting group may beremoved with suitable conditions, such as trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane when R₂ is t-butoxycarbonyl. This compound where R₂ is Hmay then be converted to a different compound of formula XXXIII underconditions for an amide coupling. Representative conditions for suchamide formations include, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature.

A compound of formula XXX may also be reacted with a compound of formulaXI under amide coupling conditions, e.g.1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and triethylamine in N,N-dimethylformamide toform a compound of formula XXXIV.

Herein, R² is H; L′-W together are H or form an optional substitution;

X, R₁, R₃ are as defined in Scheme 1; Y is a carboxylic acid; and L andZ are as defined in Scheme D.

A compound of formula XXX may also be reacted with a compound of formulaXXVI under amide coupling conditions, e.g.1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide afford a compound of formula XXXV.

Herein,

X, R₁, R₂, R₃, L′, and W are as defined in Scheme 1; Y is a primary orsecondary amine, which may be optionally substituted or cyclized into a4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring; and L and IAP are as defined in oneof Schemes H or I.

The t-butoxycarbonyl group contained in the structure of IAP may then beremoved under suitable conditions, for example hydrochloric acid in1,4-dioxane or tifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane, to afforddifferent compounds of formula XXXV where the structure of IAP iseither:

A compound of formula XXX may also be reacted with a compound of formulaXXIII under amide coupling conditions, e.g.1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide afford a compound of formula XXXVI.

Herein,

X, R₁, R₂, R₃, L′, and W are as defined in Scheme 1; Y is a primary orsecondary amine, which may be optionally substituted or cyclized into a4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring; and L and Nu are as defined inScheme G.

In cases where R² is a protecting group, the protecting group may beremoved with suitable conditions, such as trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane when R² is t-butoxycarbonyl. This compound where R² is Hmay then be converted to a different compound of formula XXXVI underconditions for an amide coupling. Representative conditions for suchamide formations include, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature.

A compound of formula XXX may also be reacted with a compound of formulaXIV under amide coupling conditions, e.g. hydroxybenzoltriazole,1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide, and diisopropylethylaminein N,N-dimethylformamide to afford a compound of formula XXXVII.

Herein,

X, R₁, R₂, R₃, L′, and W are as defined in Scheme 1; Y is a primary orsecondary amine, which may be optionally substituted or cyclized into a4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring; and L is as defined in Scheme E.

In cases where R₂ is a protecting group, the protecting group may beremoved with suitable conditions, such as trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane when R₂ is t-butoxycarbonyl. This compound where R₂ is Hmay then be converted to a different compound of formula XXXVII underconditions for an amide coupling. Representative conditions for suchamide formations include, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature. As needed, mixtures ofenantiomers or diastereomers of any compounds XXXVII may be resolvedinto their constituent enantiomers or diasteromers using techniquesknown to one skilled in the art, including but not limited topreparative high performance liquid chromatography or preparativesupercritical fluid chromatography.

A compound of formula XXX may also be reacted with a compound of formulaI under amide coupling conditions, e.g.1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and triethylamine in N,N-dimethylformamide toform a compound of formula XXXIV.

Herein, R₂ is H; L′-W together are H or form an optional substitution;

X, R₁, R₃ are as defined in Scheme 1; Nu-H is a primary or secondaryamine; L is an optional linker; Y is carboxylate, and PG is a suitablecarboxylic acid protecting group including but not limited to methyl orethyl. A compound of formula XXXVIII may then be converted to a compoundof formula XXXIX under conditions suitable for the removal of PG, forexample lithium hydroxide in water and a mixture of methanol and/ortetrahydrofuran when PG is methyl or ethyl. Finally, a compound offormula XXXIX may be reacted with a compound of formula VIII underconditions suitable for amide formation, e.g. hydroxybenzoltriazole,1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide, and diisopropylethylaminein N,N-dimethylformamide, to afford a compound of formula XXXIV. HereinZ is as defined in Scheme D.

A compound of formula XXX may also be reacted with a compound of formulaXX under amide coupling conditions, e.g.1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide afford a compound of formula XXXVIII.

Herein,

X, R₁, R₂, R₃, L′, and W are as defined in Scheme 1; Y is a primary orsecondary amine, which may be optionally substituted or cyclized into a4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring; and L, Z, and R are as defined inScheme F.

In cases where R₂ is a protecting group, the protecting group may beremoved with suitable conditions, such as trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane when R₂ is t-butoxycarbonyl. This compound where R₂ is Hmay then be converted to a different compound of formula XXXVIII underconditions for an amide coupling. Representative conditions for suchamide formations include, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature. As needed, mixtures ofenantiomers or diastereomers of any compounds XXXVIII may be resolvedinto their constituent enantiomers or diasteromers using techniquesknown to one skilled in the art, including but not limited topreparative high performance liquid chromatography or preparativesupercritical fluid chromatography.

A compound of formula XXX may also be reacted with a compound of formulaXI under conditions for a nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction,e.g. diisopropylethylamine in isopropanol at 115° C. with microwaveheating, to afford a compound of formula XXXIX.

Herein,

X, R₁, R₂, and R₃ are as defined in Scheme 1; L′ is absent; W is asuitable leaving group such as fluoride or chloride; Y is a primary orsecondary amine, which may be optionally substituted or cyclized into a4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring; and L and Z are as defined in SchemeD. In cases where R₁ is an aryl or heteroaryl chloride, bromide, oriodide, a compound of formula XXXIX may be further transformed to adifferent compound of formula XXXIX, e.g. by reaction under Suzukicoupling conditions with an aryl boronic acid or ester, with catalytic(2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl)[2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)]palladium(II)methanesulfonate, potassium phosphate in water and tetrahydrofuran at60° C. In cases where R₂ is a protecting group, the protecting group maybe removed with suitable conditions, such as trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane when R₂ is t-butoxycarbonyl. This compound where R₂ is Hmay then be converted to a different compound of formula XXXIX underconditions for an amide coupling. Representative conditions for suchamide formations include, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature.

A compound of formula XXX may also be reacted with a compound of formulaXL under conditions for a nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction,e.g. sodium hydride in N,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature, toafford a compound of formula XLI.

Herein,

X, R₁, R₂, and R₃ are as defined in Scheme 1; L′ is absent; W is asuitable leaving group such as fluoride or chloride; L″ is a linker; andY′ is either is either CH₂OH or a terminal, suitably protected (e.g.t-butoxycarbonyl) primary or secondary amine, which may be optionallysubstituted or cyclized into a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring.

In cases of XLI where Y′ is CH₂OH, it may be converted to itscorresponding aldehyde under oxidative conditions, for example Swern orDess-Martin oxidation, to afford a compound XLII wherein Y″ is CHO. Incases of XLI where Y′ is a terminal, suitably protected primary orsecondary amine, it may be converted to the corresponding deprotectedamine using suitable conditions, for example trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane at room temperature when the protecting group ist-butoxycarbonyl, to afford a compound XLII wherein Y″ is the amine ofY′ without its protecting group. A compound of formula XLII may then betreated with a compound of formula XI under reductive aminationconditions, for example sodium triacetoxyborohydride and triethylaminein dichloromethane or sodium cyanoborohydride, sodium acetate, andacetic acid in dichloromethane and methanol, to afford a compound offormula XLIII. Herein, L and Z are as defined in Scheme D. In caseswhere Y″ in XLII is CHO, Y in XI is a primary or secondary amine, whichmay be optionally substituted or cyclized into a 4- to 8-memberedheterocyclic ring; and Y″ in XLIII becomes CH₂. In cases where Y″ inXLII is a primary or secondary amine, which may be optionallysubstituted or cyclized into a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring, Y inXI is CHO; and Y in XLIII becomes CH₂.

In cases where R₂ is a protecting group, the protecting group may beremoved with suitable conditions, such as trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane when R₂ is t-butoxycarbonyl. This compound where R₂ is Hmay then be converted to a different compound of formula XLIII underconditions for an amide coupling. Representative conditions for suchamide formations include, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature.

A compound of formula XXX may be reacted with a compound of formula IVunder reductive amination conditions, for example sodiumtriacetoxyborohydride and triethylamine in dichloromethane or sodiumcyanoborohydride, sodium acetate, and acetic acid in dichloromethane andmethanol to afford a compound of formula XXXI.

Herein,

R₁, R₂, R₃, and L′ are as defined in Scheme 1; W is CHO; Y is a primaryor secondary amine, which may be optionally substituted or cyclized intoa 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring; and Nu, L, and Z are as defined inone of Schemes A, B, or C.

In cases where R₂ is a protecting group, the protecting group may beremoved with suitable conditions, such as trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane when R₂ is t-butoxycarbonyl. This compound where R₂ is Hmay then be converted to a different compound of formula XLIV underconditions for an amide coupling. Representative conditions for suchamide formations include, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine.

A compound of formula XXX may also be reacted with a compound of formulaXIV under reductive amination conditions, for example sodiumtriacetoxyborohydride and triethylamine in dichloromethane or sodiumcyanoborohydride, sodium acetate, and acetic acid in dichloromethane andmethanol to afford a compound of formula XLV.

Herein,

X, R₁, R₂, R₃, and L′ are as defined in Scheme 1; W is CHO; Y is aprimary or secondary amine, which may be optionally substituted orcyclized into a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring; and L is as definedin Scheme E.

In cases where R₂ is a protecting group, the protecting group may beremoved with suitable conditions, such as trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane when R² is t-butoxycarbonyl. This compound where R₂ is Hmay then be converted to a different compound of formula XLV underconditions for an amide coupling. Representative conditions for suchamide formations include, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature. As needed, mixtures ofenantiomers or diastereomers of any compounds XLV may be resolved intotheir constituent enantiomers or diasteromers using techniques known toone skilled in the art, including but not limited to preparative highperformance liquid chromatography or preparative supercritical fluidchromatography.

A compound of formula XXX may also be reacted with a compound of formulaXXVI under reductive amination conditions, for example sodiumtriacetoxyborohydride and triethylamine in dichloromethane or sodiumcyanoborohydride, sodium acetate, and acetic acid in dichloromethane andmethanol to afford a compound of formula XLVI.

Herein,

X, R₁, R₂, R₃, and L′ are as defined in Scheme 1; W is CHO; Y is aprimary or secondary amine, which may be optionally substituted orcyclized into a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring; and L and IAP are asdefined in one of Schemes H or I.

The t-butoxycarbonyl group contained in the structure of IAP may then beremoved under suitable conditions, for example hydrochloric acid in1,4-dioxane or tifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane, to afforddifferent compounds of formula XLVI where the structure of IAP iseither:

A compound of formula XXX may also be reacted with a compound of formulaXXIII under reductive amination conditions, for example sodiumtriacetoxyborohydride and triethylamine in dichloromethane or sodiumcyanoborohydride, sodium acetate, and acetic acid in dichloromethane andmethanol to afford a compound of formula XLVII.

Herein,

X, R₁, R₂, R₃, and L′ are as defined in Scheme 1; W is CHO; Y is aprimary or secondary amine, which may be optionally substituted orcyclized into a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring; and L and Nu are asdefined in Scheme G.

In cases where R₂ is a protecting group, the protecting group may beremoved with suitable conditions, such as trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane when R₂ is t-butoxycarbonyl. This compound where R₂ is Hmay then be converted to a different compound of formula XXXVII underconditions for an amide coupling. Representative conditions for suchamide formations include, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature.

A compound of formula XLVIII may be reacted with a compound of formula Vto prepare a compound of formula XLIX. Herein LG may be a suitableleaving group such as tosylate, bromide, or iodide; L is an optionallinker; Y is a primary or secondary amine, which may be optionallysubstituted or cyclized into a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring; PG isa suitable protecting group, including but not limited tot-butoxycarbonyl; and PG′ is a suitable protecting group, including butnot limited to 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl. PG and PG′ may then beremoved simultaneously, using suitable conditions, such as hydrochloricacid in 1,4-dioxane, to afford a compound of formula L. A compound offormula L may then be reacted with a compound of formula XXX underreductive amination conditions, for example sodium triacetoxyborohydrideand triethylamine in dichloromethane or sodium cyanoborohydride, sodiumacetate, and acetic acid in dichloromethane and methanol to afford acompound of formula LI.

Herein,

X, R₁, R₂, R₃, and L′ are as defined in Scheme 1; and W is CHO. In caseswhere R² is a protecting group, the protecting group may be removed withsuitable conditions, such as trifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethanewhen R² is t-butoxycarbonyl. This compound where R² is H may then beconverted to a different compound of formula LI under conditions for anamide coupling. Representative conditions for such amide formationsinclude, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride, 2,6-lutidine,dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature.

A compound of formula XXX may also be reacted with a compound of formulaLII under conditions for a nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction,e.g. sodium hydride in tetrahydrofuran at 20 to 50° C., to afford acompound of formula LIII. Herein, X and R³ are as defined in Scheme 1;

is an optionally substituted aliphatic cyclic amine; R₁ is a suitableprotecting group on the amine group of

for example t-butoxycarbonyl; R₂ is a suitable protecting group, forexample benzyloxycarbonyl; L′ is absent; W is a suitable leaving groupsuch as fluoride or chloride; L″ is a linker; and PG is a suitablealcohol protecting group, for example tetrahydropyranyl. A compound offormula LIII may be transformed to a compound of formula LIV underconditions suitable for the removal of certain protecting groups, forexample trifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane when R₁ ist-butoxycarbonyl and PG is tetrahydropyranyl; in this case, R₁ of LIVbecomes H. Such a compound of formula LIV may be transformed into adifferent compound of general formula LIV using conditions known to oneskilled in the art. For example, by taking the compound LIV where R₁ isH and treating it with an aryl halide under conditions suitable for aHartwig-Buchwald amination, e.g.(2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,6′-diisopropoxy-1,1′-biphenyl)[2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)]palladium(II)methanesulfonate and cesium carbonate in 1,4-dioxane at 90° C., acompound of formula LIV is obtained wherein R₁ is e.g. phenyl,napthalene, or heteroaryl, which may be independently multiplysubstituted with OH, CN, alkyl, and/or halogen. Further transformationsof a compound LIV into a different compound LIV may be derived, forexample, by changing the identity of the group R₂. For example, in thecase where R₂ is benzyloxycarbonyl, it may be treated with e.g. H₂,palladium on carbon in methanol to afford the compound LIV where R₂ isH. This compound of formula LIV where R₂ is H may be transformed e.g. bytreatment with di-t-butyldicarbonate and triethylamine indichloromethane to another compound of formula LIV where R₂ ist-butoxycarbonyl; or e.g. by treatment with isocyanatotrimethylsilaneand triethylamine in tetrahydrofuran to another compound of formula LIVwhere R₂ is C(O)NH₂. A suitably substituted compound of formula LIV maybe converted to a compound of formula LV, wherein PG is a suitableprotecting group such as ethyl, by treatment with a reagent such asethyl diazoacetate and a catalyst such as rhodium (II) acetate indichloromethane. A compound of formula LV may be transformed to acompound of formula LVI using conditions suitable for ester hydrolysis,such as lithium hydroxide in water and tetrahydrofuran. Finally, acompound of formula LVI may be reacted with a compound of formula VIIIunder conditions suitable for amine coupling, e.g.N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride,1-hydroxybenzotriazole, and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide to afford a compound of formula LVII. Herein Z isan optional substituent, e.g. H, methyl, or hydroxymethyl.

In cases where R₂ is a protecting group, the protecting group may beremoved with suitable conditions, such as trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane when R₂ is t-butoxycarbonyl. This compound where R₂ is Hmay then be converted to a different compound of formula LVII underconditions for an amide coupling. Representative conditions for suchamide formations include, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature. Alternatively this compoundwhere R² is H may then be converted to a different compound of formulaLVII under conditions for a urea formation. Representative conditionsfor such amide formations include, but are not limited to isocyanatotrimethylsilane and triethylamine in N,N-dimethylformamide at roomtemperature.

Alternatively, a compound of formula LIV may be converted into acompound of formula LVIII by treatment with a suitable reagent such asp-toluenesulfonyl chloride, triethylamine, and N,N-dimethylaminopyridinein dichloromethane.

Herein

R₁, R₂, R₃, and L″ are as defined for LIV in Scheme 17; and LG is e.g.p-toluenesulfonate. A compound of formula LVIII may then be reacted witha compound of formula VIII under conditions suitable for nucleophilicsubstitution, e.g. potassium carbonate in N,N-dimethylformamide at 50°C. to afford a compound of formula LIX. Herein Z is C═O.

In cases where R₂ is a protecting group, the protecting group may beremoved with suitable conditions, such as trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane when R₂ is t-butoxycarbonyl. This compound where R₂ is Hmay then be converted to a different compound of formula LIX underconditions for an amide coupling. Representative conditions for suchamide formations include, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature. Alternatively this compoundwhere R₂ is H may then be converted to a different compound of formulaLIX under conditions for a urea formation. Representative conditions forsuch urea formations include, but are not limited toisocyanatotrimethylsilane and triethylamine in N,N-dimethylformamide atroom temperature.

Alternatively, a compound of formula LVIII may be converted to acompound of formula LX by treatment with a compound of formula XII underconditions suitable for an alkylation reaction, for example potassiumcarbonate in N,N-dimethylformamide at 80° C.

Herein

R₁, R₂, R₃, and L″ are as defined for LIV in Scheme 17.

In cases where R₂ is a protecting group, the protecting group may beremoved with suitable conditions, such as trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane when R₂ is t-butoxycarbonyl. This compound where R₂ is Hmay then be converted to a different compound of formula LX underconditions for an amide coupling. Representative conditions for suchamide formations include, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature. Alternatively this compoundwhere R₂ is H may then be converted to a different compound of formulaLX under conditions for a urea formation. Representative conditions forsuch urea formations include, but are not limited toisocyanatotrimethylsilane and triethylamine in N,N-dimethylformamide atroom temperature.

Alternatively, a compound of formula LVIII may be converted to acompound of formula LXI by treatment with an ammonia equivalent such asphthalimide potassium salt in N,N-dimethylformamide at 80° C. followedby treatment with e.g. hydrazine hydrate in ethanol at 70° C.

Herein

R₁, R₂, R₃, and L″ are as defined for LIV in Scheme 17.

A compound of formula LXI may then be reacted with a compound of formulaII under conditions suitable for nucleophilic aromatic substitution,e.g. diisopropylethylamine in dimethylsulfoxide at 90° C., to afford acompound of formula LXII. Herein Z is C═O.

In cases where R₂ is a protecting group, the protecting group may beremoved with suitable conditions, such as trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane when R₂ is t-butoxycarbonyl. This compound where R₂ is Hmay then be converted to a different compound of formula LXII underconditions for an amide coupling. Representative conditions for suchamide formations include, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature. Alternatively this compoundwhere R₂ is H may then be converted to a different compound of formulaLXII under conditions for a urea formation. Representative conditionsfor such urea formations include, but are not limited toisocyanatotrimethylsilane and triethylamine in N,N-dimethylformamide atroom temperature.

Alternatively, a compound of formula LVIII may be reacted with acompound of formula VI to prepare a compound of formula LXIII underconditions suitable for nucleophilic substitution, e.g. potassiumcarbonate in N,N-dimethylformamide at 80° C.

Herein

R₁, R₂, R₃, and L″ are as defined for LIV in Scheme 17; and Z is CH₂.

A compound of formula LXIII may then be treated with a reagent to effectimide ring closure and concomitant removal of R₂ in cases where R₂ ist-butoxycarbonyl, e.g. benzenesulfonic acid in acetonitrile at reflux.In cases where R₂ is t-butoxycarbonyl in LVIII, R₂ thus becomes H inLXIV. This compound LXIV where R₂ is H may then be converted to adifferent compound of formula LXIV under conditions for an amidecoupling. Representative conditions for such amide formations include,but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride, 2,6-lutidine,dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature. Alternatively this compoundwhere R₂ is H may then be converted to a different compound of formulaLXIV under conditions for a urea formation. Representative conditionsfor such urea formations include, but are not limited toisocyanatotrimethylsilane and triethylamine in N,N-dimethylformamide atroom temperature.

Alternatively, a compound of formula LVIII may be converted to acompound of formula LXV by treatment with a compound of formula XXIVunder conditions suitable for an alkylation reaction, for examplepotassium carbonate in acetonitrile at 80° C.

Herein

R₁, R₂, R₃, and L″ are as defined for LIV in Scheme 17; and IAP iseither:

In cases where R₂ is a protecting group, the protecting group may beremoved with suitable conditions, such as H₂, palladium on carbon inmethanol when R₂ is benzyloxycarbonyl. This compound where R₂ is H maythen be converted to a different compound of formula LXVI underconditions for an amide coupling. Representative conditions for suchamide formations include, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature.

A compound of formula LXV may subsequently be converted to a compound offormula LXVI by treatment with reagents suitable for the removal of at-butoxycarbonyl protecting group, for example trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane. Herein IAP′ is either:

A compound of formula LXI may alternatively be reacted with a compoundof formula XXI under amide coupling conditions, e.g.N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride,1-hydroxybenzotriazole, and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide to afford a compound of formula LXVII.

Herein

R¹, R², R³, and L″ are as defined for LIV in Scheme 17.

In cases where R₂ is a protecting group, the protecting group may beremoved with suitable conditions, such as H₂, palladium on carbon inmethanol when R₂ is benzyloxycarbonyl. This compound where R₂ is H maythen be converted to a different compound of formula LXVII underconditions for an amide coupling. Representative conditions for suchamide formations include, but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature.

Alternatively, a compound of formula LVIII may be converted to acompound of formula LXVIII by treatment with a compound of formulaXLVIII under conditions suitable for an alkylation reaction, for examplepotassium carbonate in acetonitrile at 80° C.

Herein

R₁, R₂, R₃, and L″ are as defined for LIV in Scheme 17; and PG′ is asdefined in Scheme 16. In cases where R₂ is a protecting group, theprotecting group may be removed with suitable conditions, such ashydrogen chloride in 1,4-dioxane; in cases where PG′ is2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxymethyl, PG′ becomes H under these conditions.This compound where PG′ and R₂ are H may then be converted to adifferent compound of formula LXVIII under conditions for an amidecoupling. Representative conditions for such amide formations include,but are not limited to: acryloyl chloride, 2,6-lutidine,dichloromethane, −78° C.; or a carboxylic acid such as2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid, and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate and diisopropylethylamine inN,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature.

General Synthetic Scheme 1.

A compound of formula I (commercially available or readily preparedusing standard reaction techniques known to one skilled in the art) maybe reacted with a compound II under amide formation conditions, e.g.HOBt, EDCI, with a suitable base such as DIEA and a suitable solventsuch as DMF to produce a compound of formula III. PG is a suitableprotecting group, e.g. tert-butoxycarbonyl, R is H or an optionalsubstituent, e.g. methyl, and Z is an optional substituent, e.g. H,methyl, or hydroxymethyl. A compound of formula III may be converted toa compound of formula IV using conditions suitable for the removal of aprotecting group, e.g. hydrogen chloride in 1,4-dioxane indichloromethane when PG is tert-butoxycarbonyl. A compound of formula IVmay then be reacted with a compound of formula V under amide couplingconditions, e.g. analogous to those used for the conversion of I and IIto III, to produce a compound of formula VI. Compounds VI may then beconverted to compounds VII under suitable protecting group removalconditions, e.g. trifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane. The compoundVII may be converted to a compound of formula VIII under amide formationconditions, e.g. acryloyl chloride, 2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane.

General Synthetic Scheme 2.

A compound of formula IX may be reacted with a compound of formula X toprovide compounds of formula XI, wherein X is a suitable leaving groupsuch as fluorine or chlorine, PG is a suitable protecting group, e.g.tert-butoxycarbonyl, R is H or an optional substituent, e.g. methyl, andreaction conditions are those for a nucleophilic aromatic substitution,e.g. DIEA, DMSO, 80° C. A compound of formula XI may be converted to acompound of formula XII using conditions suitable for the removal of aprotecting group, e.g. hydrogen chloride in 1,4-dioxane indichloromethane when PG is tert-butoxycarbonyl. A compound of formula XImay then be reacted with a compound of formula V under amide couplingconditions, e.g. HOBt, EDCI, with a suitable base such as DIEA and asuitable solvent such as DMF, to produce a compound of formula XIIICompound XIII may then be converted to compound XIV under suitableprotecting group removal conditions, e.g. trifluoroacetic acid indichloromethane. The compound XIV may be converted to a compound offormula XV under amide formation conditions, e.g. acryloyl chloride,2,6-lutidine, dichloromethane.

Exemplary Synthesis of2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-5-hydroxyisoindoline-1,3-dione Step 1:Preparation of2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-5-hydroxyisoindoline-1,3-dione

A solution of 3-aminopiperidine-2,6-dione (4.1 g, 24.7 mmol, 1.50 eq,HCl salt) in acetic acid (45 mL) was charged with sodium acetate (4.1 g,49.4 mmol, 3.00 eq), then the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour.Then 4-hydroxyphthalic acid (3.0 g, 16.5 mmol, 1.00 eq) was added intothe mixture and heated to 120° C., stirred for additional 11 hours. Themixture was concentrated and then poured into water (20 mL), and thenfiltered. The crude product was purified by column chromatography(dichloromethane:methanol=50:1 to 10:1) to afford2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-5-hydroxy-isoindoline-1,3-dione (3.9 g, 14.3mmol, 86% yield) as a colorless solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 275 [M+1]⁺;¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 11.19-10.94 (m, 2H), 7.75 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H),7.20-7.08 (m, 2H), 5.08 (dd, J=5.2, 12.8 Hz, 1H), 3.34 (br s, 1H),2.95-2.81 (m, 1H), 2.64-2.55 (m, 1H), 2.08-1.98 (m, 1H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidehydrochloride Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-(1-(4-bromophenyl)ethyl)carbamate

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placed(1S)-1-(4-bromophenyl)ethan-1-amine (10.0 g, 49.98 mmol, 1.00 equiv) indichloromethane (100 mL), triethylamine (10.0 g, 99.01 mmol, 2.00equiv), di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (13.0 g, 59.63 mmol, 1.20 equiv). Theresulting solution was stirred for 2 hours at room temperature. Theresulting mixture was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was appliedonto a silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:10). Thisresulted in 15.0 g of tert-butylN-[(1S)-1-(4-bromophenyl)ethyl]carbamate as a white solid.

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-(1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamate

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed a solution of tert-butylN-[(1S)-1-(4-bromophenyl)ethyl]carbamate (15.0 g, 49.97 mmol, 1.00equiv) in N,N-Dimethylacetamide (100 mL), 4-methyl-1,3-thiazole (9.9 g,99.84 mmol, 2.00 equiv), potassium acetate (9.8 g, 99.86 mmol, 2.00equiv), palladium(II) acetate (112.5 mg, 0.50 mmol, 0.01 equiv). Theresulting solution was stirred for 2 hours at 120° C. The reactionmixture was quenched by the addition of water (500 mL). The resultingsolution was extracted with ethyl acetate (200 mL×3) and the organiclayers combined and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was appliedonto a silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5). Thisresulted in 7.5 g (47%) of tert-butylN-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamate as awhite solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 319.13 [M+Na]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of(S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-amine hydrochloride

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed a solution of tert-butylN-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamate (7.5 g,23.55 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in methanol (20 mL), hydrogen chloride (gas) wasbubbled in at room temperature. The resulting solution was stirred for 2hours at room temperature. The resulting mixture was concentrated undervacuum. This resulted in 4.4 g (86%) of(1S)-1-[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethan-1-amine as a whitesolid.

Step 4: Preparation of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed(2S,4R)-1-[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]-4-hydroxypyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid(4.7 g, 20.32 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in N,N-dimethylformamide (20 mL),N-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (7.8 g, 60.35 mmol, 3.00 equiv),o-(7-Azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-te-tramethyluroniumhexafluorophosphate (11.5 g, 30.26 mmol, 1.50 equiv),(1S)-1-[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethan-1-amine (4.4 g, 20.15mmol, 1.00 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 12 hours atroom temperature. The reaction mixture was quenched by the addition ofwater (20 mL). The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate(100 mL×3) and the organic layers combined and dried in an oven underreduced pressure, concentrated under vacuum. The residue was appliedonto a silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1). Thisresulted in 5.0 g (57%) of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylateas a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 432.15 [M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidehydrochloride

Into a 500-mL round-bottom flask, was placed a solution of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(5.0 g, 11.59 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in methanol (200 mL), then hydrogenchloride (gas) was bubbled into the reaction mixture for 2 hours at roomtemperature. The resulting mixture was concentrated under vacuum. Thisresulted in 3.2 g (83%) of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamideas a red solid.

Step 6: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)carbamate

Into a 25-mL round-bottom flask, was placed(2S)-2-[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino-3,3-dimethylbutanoic acid (2.0 g,8.65 mmol, 0.99 equiv) in N,N-dimethylformamide (30 mL).N-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (3.4 g, 3.00 equiv),o-(7-Azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-te-tramethyluroniumhexafluorophosphate (5.0 g, 1.50 equiv),(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidehydrochloride (3.2 g, 8.70 mmol, 1.00 equiv). The resulting solution wasstirred for 12 hours at room temperature. The resulting solution wasextracted with ethyl acetate (60 mL×3) and washed with water (100 mL×2).The organic layers combined and dried, concentrated under vacuum. Theresidue was applied onto a silica gel column with ethylacetate/petroleum ether (1:3). This resulted in 4.0 g (84%) oftert-butylN-[(2S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]carbamateas a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 545.30 [M+1]⁺.

Step 7: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidehydrochloride

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed a solution of tert-butylN-[(2S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]carbamate(4.0 g, 7.34 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in methanol (30 mL), then hydrogenchloride (gas) was bubbled into the reaction mixture for 2 hours at roomtemperature. The resulting mixture was concentrated under vacuum. Thisresulted in 3.5 g of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidehydrochloride as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 445.05 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR(400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.99 (s, 1H), 8.57-8.55 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 8.01 (b,3H), 7.46-7.43 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.39-7.37 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 4.98-4.90(m, 1H), 4.57-4.51 (m, 1H), 4.34 (b, 1H), 3.94-3.92 (m, 1H), 3.69-3.66(m, 1H), 3.53-3.49 (m, 1H), 2.52 (s, 3H), 2.10-2.07 (m, 1H), 1.83-1.81(m, 1H), 1.40-1.30 (m, 3H), 1.03 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid Step 1: Preparation of 2-amino-4-bromo-5-chloro-3-fluorobenzoicacid

To a solution of 2-amino-4-bromo-3-fluorobenzoic acid (9.0 g, 38.5 mmol)in N,N-dimethylformamide (180 mL) was added N-Chlorosuccinimide (6.2 g,46.2 mmol) and stirred at 70° C. overnight. After cooling to roomtemperature, the reaction mixture was poured into water (100 mL). Theprecipitate was collected through filtration, and the filter cake waswashed with water and dried in vacuo to afford2-amino-4-bromo-5-chloro-3-fluorobenzoic acid (9.0 g, 87%) as a yellowsolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 268.0 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 6.90(br, 2H), 7.69 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H).

Step 2: Preparation of7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoroquinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione

A mixture 2-amino-4-bromo-5-chloro-3-fluorobenzoic acid (2.0 g, 7.5mmol) and urea (2.2 g, 37.3 mmol) was mixed uniformly at roomtemperature and stirred at 240° C. for 2 hours. After cooling to 100°C., water (30 mL) was added to and the resulting mixture was stirred at100° C. for 30 minutes. The precipitate was collected throughfiltration, and the filter cake was washed with boiling water threetimes and dried in vacuo to afford7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoroquinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione (2.1 g, 95%) as ayellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 293.6 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ7.82 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 11.65 (br, 2H).

Step 3: Preparation of 7-bromo-2,4,6-trichloro-8-fluoroquinazoline

To a suspension of 7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoroquinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione(500 mg, 1.7 mmol) in phosphorus oxychloride (7.5 mL) was addedN-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (550 mg, 4.3 mmol) and refluxedovernight. The volatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure to givea residue which was purified by silica gel flash chromatography (2%ethyl acetate in hexane) to afford7-bromo-2,4,6-trichloro-8-fluoroquinazoline (400 mg, 71%) as a yellowsolid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.21 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H).

Step 4: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-2,6-dichloro-8-fluoroquinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of 7-bromo-2,4,6-trichloro-8-fluoroquinazoline (400 mg,1.2 mmol) and triethylamine (364 mg, 3.6 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (6 mL) wasadded tert-butyl piperazine-1-carboxylate (236 mg, 1.27 mmol) at roomtemperature and stirred at 50° C. for 30 minutes. The reaction mixturewas quenched with water (15 mL) and extracted with dichloromethane (10mL×2). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (10 ml), driedover anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressureto give a residue which was purified by silica gel flash chromatography(eluted with 3%-30% ethyl acetate in hexane) to afford tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-2,6-dichloro-8-fluoroquinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(520 mg, 90%) as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 479.0/481.0 [M+1]⁺;¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.50 (s, 9H), 3.69-3.62 (m, 4H), 3.94-3.85 (m,4H), 7.77 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H).

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-6-chloro-2-((3-ethoxy-3-oxopropyl)amino)-8-fluoroquinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-2,6-dichloro-8-fluoroquinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (100 mg, 0.2 mmol) in isopropanol (3 mL) wereadded ethyl 3-aminopropanoate hydrochloride (91.8 mg, 0.6 mmol) andN-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (78 mg, 0.6 mmol) and refluxed for 20hours. The reaction mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate (20ml) and water (10 ml). The organic layer was collected, and the aqueouslayer was extracted with ethyl acetate (15 ml×2). The combined organiclayers were washed with brine (10 ml), dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue whichwas purified by silica gel flash chromatography (eluted with 10%-50%ethyl acetate in hexane) to afford tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-6-chloro-2-((3-ethoxy-3-oxopropyl)amino)-8-fluoroquinazolin-4-yl) piperazine-1-carboxylate (95 mg, 81%) as a colorless oil.¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.27 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.49 (s, 9H),2.60-2.70 (m, 2H), 3.55-3.70 (m, 8H), 3.84-3.75 (m, 2H), 4.16 (q, J=7.2Hz, 2H), 5.67 (br, 1H), 7.57 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H).

Step 6: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-2-((3-ethoxy-3-oxopropyl)amino)-8-fluoro-7-(3-(methoxymethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-6-chloro-2-((3-ethoxy-3-oxopropyl)amino)-8-fluoroquinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(820 mg, 1.46 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (16.5 mL) and water (4 mL) were added2-(3-(methoxymethoxy)naphthalene-1-yl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane(550 mg, 1.75 mmol), sodium carbonate (387 mg, 3.65 mmol) and1,1′-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene palladium(II)dichloride (110 mg,0.15 mmol) at room temperature under nitrogen atmosphere; the mixturewas degassed with nitrogen three times. The resulting mixture wasrefluxed for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was partitioned between ethylacetate (30 ml) and water (20 ml); the organic layer was collected andthe aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (20 ml×2). Thecombined organic layers were washed with brine (40 ml), dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure togive a crude residue which was purified by silica gel flashchromatography (eluted with 10-33% ethyl acetate in hexane) to affordtert-butyl4-(6-chloro-2-((3-ethoxy-3-oxopropyl)amino)-8-fluoro-7-(3-(methoxymethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (940mg, 78%) as a white foam. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 668.4 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.26 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.51 (s, 9H), 2.67 (t, J=6.0 Hz,2H), 3.55 (s, 3H), 3.62-3.75 (m, 8H), 3.79-3.83 (m, 2H), 4.16 (q, J=7.2Hz, 2H), 5.38-5.29 (m, 2H), 5.57-5.65 (m, 1H), 7.19 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H),7.30-7.26 (m, 1H), 7.37 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.49-7.42 (m, 1H), 7.52 (d,J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.66 (d, J=1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.82 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H).

Step 7: Preparation of ethyl3-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoatehydrochloride

To a solution of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-2-((3-ethoxy-3-oxopropyl)amino)-8-fluoro-7-(3-(methoxymethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(940 mg, 1.4 mmol) in ethanol (10 mL) was added hydrogen chloride indioxane (10 mL, 4 M) at room temperature and stirred overnight. Thevolatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure to give ethyl3-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoate hydrochloride (1.4 mmol). LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 524.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 8: Preparation of ethyl3-((7-(3-acetoxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoroquinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoate

To a suspension of ethyl3-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoatehydrochloride (1.4 mmol) in dichloromethane (30 mL) were addedtriethylamine (850 mg, 8.4 mmol) and acetyl chloride (328 mg, 4.2 mmol)at room temperature and stirred 1 hour. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated in vacuo to give residue which was purified by silica gelcolumn (eluted with 2% methanol in dichloromethane) to afford ethyl3-((7-(3-acetoxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoroquinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoate(735 mg, two steps yield 86%) as light yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:608.7 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.26 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 2.18 (s,3H), 2.36 (s, 3H), 2.67 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 3.66-3.88 (m, 10H), 4.17 (q,J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 5.64 (t, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 7.23 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.43-7.36(m, 1H), 7.45 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.49-7.53 (m, 1H), 7.66 (d, J=1.6 Hz,1H), 7.73 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.89 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H).

Step 9: Preparation of3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid

To a solution of ethyl3-((7-(3-acetoxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoroquinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoate(735 mg, 1.2 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (6 ml)-water (2 ml) was addedlithium hydroxide monohydrate (241 mg, 6.0 mmol) at room temperature andstirred for 2 hours. The mixture solution was cooled to roomtemperature, acidified with diluted hydrochloride acid (3N) till pH 3-4,and extracted with dichloromethane (10 ml×2). The organic layers werecombined, washed with brine (10 ml), dried over sodium sulfate andconcentrated under reduced pressure to afford3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid as a white solid (470 mg, 78%). LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 538.3 [M+1]⁺;¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 2.07 (s, 3H), 2.55-2.65 (m, 2H), 3.45-3.85(m, 8H), 4.19-3.88 (m, 2H), 7.07 (s, 1H), 7.17-7.35 (m, 3H), 7.53-7.38(m, 1H), 7.70-8.10 (m, 2H), 10.22-9.94 (m, 1H), 12.33 (br, 1H).

Exemplary Synthesis of3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid Step 1: Preparation of ethyl3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoate

To a solution of ethyl3-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoatehydrochloride (630 mg, 1.12 mmol) and triethylamine (341 mg, 3.36 mmol)in dichloromethane (5 ml) was added acryloyl chloride (166 mg, 1.68mmol) at 0° C., stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The mixture wasquenched with water (20 ml) at 0° C., and extracted with dichloromethane(20 ml). The organic layer was collected, washed with brine (20 ml),dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reducedpressure to give a crude residue which was purified by silica gel flashchromatography (eluted with 2-5% methanol in dichloromethane) to affordethyl3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoate(425 mg, 66%) as off-white solid.

Step 2: Preparation of3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid

A mixture ofethyl3-((4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoateethyl3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoate(425 mg, 0.75 mmol) and lithium hydroxide monohydrate (63 mg, 1.5 mmol)in tetrahydrofuran (4 ml)-water (1 ml)-methanol (1 ml) was stirred atroom temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was acidified withdiluted hydrochloride acid (1N) to pH 6-7, and extracted withdichloromethane (10 ml×3). The combined organic layers were dried oversodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford3-((4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid (400 mg, 99%) as light yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 550.1 [M+1]⁺.

Exemplary Synthesis of2,2,5-trimethyl-4-oxo-3,8,11-trioxa-5-azatridecan-13-yl4-methylbenzenesulfonate Step 1: Preparation of2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

To a mixture of 2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethanol (5.00 g, 33.29mmol, 1.00 eq) and 4-methylbenzenesulfonyl chloride (1.59 g, 8.32 mmol,0.25 eq) in dichloromethane (50 mL) was added triethylamine (1.68 g,16.65 mmol, 2.3 mL, 0.5 eq) in one portion at 25° C. under nitrogen. Themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. The mixture was washed withbrine (30 mL×2), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=1/1 to 0:1) to afford2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (1.72 g,5.65 mmol, 17% yield) as a colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 327.0[M+23]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.81 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.35 (d,J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 4.22-4.15 (m, 2H), 3.79-3.67 (m, 4H), 3.67-3.56 (m, 6H),2.46 (s, 3H).

Step 2: Preparation of 2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethan-1-ol

Methanamine (41.27 g, 398.65 mmol, 50 mL, 30% in ethanol, 24.27 eq) wasadded to 2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (5g, 16.43 mmol, 1 eq). The mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 12 hours.The mixture was cooled to 20° C. and concentrated in vacuum.2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol (2.68 g, 16.43 mmol) wasobtained as a colorless oil.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate

To a solution of 2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol (2.68 g,16.43 mmol, 1 eq) and di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (4.30 g, 19.70 mmol, 4.5mL, 1.2 eq) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was added triethylamine (3.32 g,32.84 mmol, 4.5 mL, 2 eq). The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 12hours. The mixture was quenched by the addition of water (20 mL) and theaqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (20 mL×3). The combinedorganic phase was washed with brine (20 mL), dried with anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum. The residue was purifiedby silica gel chromatography (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1 to 1/3)to give tert-butylN-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate (3.2 g, 12.15mmol, 74% yield) as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 3.70-3.80(m, 2H), 3.54-3.70 (m, 8H), 3.41 (br s, 2H), 2.92 (s, 3H), 1.46 (s, 9H).

Step 4: Preparation of2,2,5-trimethyl-4-oxo-3,8,11-trioxa-5-azatridecan-13-yl4-methylbenzenesulfonate

To a solution of tert-butylN-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate (600 mg, 2.28mmol, 1 eq) and triethylamine (461 mg, 4.56 mmol, 0.6 mL, 2 eq) indichloromethane (5 mL) was added p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (651 mg,3.42 mmol, 1.5 eq). The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 12 hours. Themixture was diluted with water (20 mL). The aqueous phase was extractedwith ethyl acetate (20 mL×3). The combined organic phase was washed withbrine (20 mL), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=10/1 to 3/1) to give2-[2-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (750 mg, 1.80 mmol, 79% yield) as a colorlessoil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 440.1 [M+23]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.81 (d,J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.35 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 4.19-4.15 (m, 2H), 3.70 (t, J=4.8Hz, 2H), 3.61-3.51 (m, 6H), 3.38 (br s, 2H), 2.90 (s, 3H), 2.46 (s, 3H),1.45 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-4-fluoroisoindoline-1,3-dione Step 1:Preparation of 2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-4-fluoroisoindoline-1,3-dione

To a mixture of 3-aminopiperidine-2,6-dione (10.90 g, 66.22 mmol, 1.1eq, hydrochloride) and 4-fluoroisobenzofuran-1,3-dione (10 g, 60.20mmol, 1 eq) in acetic acid (150 mL) was added potassium acetate (18.32g, 186.63 mmol, 3.1 eq) in one portion at 100° C. under nitrogen. Themixture was stirred at 100° C. for 16 hours. The mixture was cooled to20° C. and concentrated under reduced pressure at 55° C. The residue wastriturated with Ethyl acetate (100 mL) and water (30 mL), the cake wascollected under reduced pressure and dried under high vacuo. Compound2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-4-fluoro-isoindoline-1,3-dione (8.9 g, 32.22mmol, 53% yield) was obtained as a black solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ 11.15 (br s, 1H), 7.95 (dt, J=4.6, 7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.82-7.70 (m,2H), 5.17 (dd, J=5.3, 12.9 Hz, 1H), 2.99-2.81 (m, 1H), 2.66-2.52 (m,2H), 2.13-2.02 (m, 1H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(S)-3-((4-(4-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid Step 1: Preparation of3-fluoro-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenol

To a solution of (2-fluoro-6-methoxy-phenyl)boronic acid (10 g, 58.84mmol, 1.0 eq) in dichloromethane (100 mL) was added boron tribromide (44g, 176.52 mmol, 3.0 eq) at 0° C. Then the mixture was stirred at 0° C.for 0.5 hour. The mixture was diluted with ice water (100 mL) at 0° C.,extracted with ethyl acetate (200 mL×3), washed with brine (200 mL),dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and then concentrated. Theresidue in tetrahydrofuran (100 mL) was added2,3-dimethylbutane-2,3-diol (13.91 g, 117.68 mmol, 2 eq). Then themixture was stirred at 20° C. for 12 hours. Then the mixture wasconcentrated. The residue was purified by column chromatography silica(petroleum ether).3-fluoro-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenol (6 g,25.20 mmol, 42% yield) was obtained as a white solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 8.37 (s, 1H), 7.36-7.28 (m, 1H), 6.69 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.57(t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 1.40 (s, 12H).

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-((3-methoxy-3-oxopropyl)amino)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of methyl 3-aminopropanoate (16.57 g, 118.71 mmol, 3 eq,hydrochloride) and tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-2,6-dichloro-8-fluoro-quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(19 g, 39.57 mmol, 1 eq) in isopropanol (600 mL) was addedN,N-diisopropylethylamine (25.57 g, 197.85 mmol, 34.46 mL, 5 eq) in oneportion at 20° C. under nitrogen. The mixture was stirred at 95° C. for12 hours. The mixture was cooled to 20° C. and concentrated underreduced pressure at 45° C. The residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=10/1, 3/1) to affordtert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[(3-methoxy-3-oxo-propyl)amino]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(10.6 g, 19.38 mmol, 49% yield) as yellow solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.65-7.32 (m, 1H), 3.64-3.52 (m, 10H), 3.34 (s,3H), 2.66 (br d, J=9.2 Hz, 2H), 1.43 (s, 9H).

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-2-((3-methoxy-3-oxopropyl)amino)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[(3-methoxy-3-oxo-propyl)amino]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(6.8 g, 12.44 mmol, 1 eq) and3-fluoro-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenol (7.43 g,31.21 mmol, 2.51 eq) in toluene (140 mL) was added[2-(2-aminophenyl)phenyl]-chloro-palladium;dicyclohexyl-[2-(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)phenyl]phosphane (448 mg, 0.62mmol, 0.05 eq) and potassium phosphate (1.5 M, 24.87 mL, 3 eq). Thereaction mixture was degassed and charged with nitrogen for three timesand then stirred at 75° C. for 30 hours. Ethyl acetate (80 mL) and water(100 mL) were added and the mixture was separated. The organic layer wasdried over sodium sulfate and then concentrated under vacuum to get theresidue. The residue was purified by silica gel flash chromatography(0-100% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether) to get tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-2-[(3-methoxy-3-oxo-propyl)amino]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(4.2 g, 6.90 mmol, 55% yield, 95% purity) as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 578.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-2-((3-methoxy-3-oxopropyl)amino)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylateand tert-butyl(R)-4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-2-((3-methoxy-3-oxopropyl)amino)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

Tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-2-[(3-methoxy-3-oxo-propyl)amino]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(5 g, 8.65 mmol, 1 eq) was separated by SFC. Tert-butyl(S)-4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-2-((3-methoxy-3-oxopropyl)amino)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(2.38 g, 3.85 mmol, 89% yield, 93% purity) was obtained as a yellowsolid. Tert-butyl(R)-4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-2-((3-methoxy-3-oxopropyl)amino)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(2.5 g, 4.15 mmol, 96% yield, 96% purity) was obtained as a yellowsolid.

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-3-((4-(4-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-2-[(3-methoxy-3-oxo-propyl)amino]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(2.38 g, 3.83 mmol, 1 eq) in mixture of tetrahydrofuran (12 mL) andmethanol (12 mL) was added water (12 mL) and lithium hydroxidemonohydrate (450 mg, 10.73 mmol, 2.80 eq). The reaction mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 16 hours. The pH of the water layer was adjustedto 6 with the addition of 1 N hydrochloric acid. The resulting mixturewas extracted with ethyl acetate (70 mL×2). The organic layer was driedover sodium sulfate and then concentrated under vacuum to get(S)-3-((4-(4-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid (2.02 g, 3.58 mmol, 93% yield) as a yellow solid.

Exemplary Synthesis of(R)-3-((4-(4-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid Step 1: Preparation of(R)-3-((4-(4-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-2-[(3-methoxy-3-oxo-propyl)amino]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(2.5 g, 4.15 mmol, 1 eq) in a mixture of tetrahydrofuran (12 mL) andmethanol (12 mL) were added water (12 mL) and lithium hydroxidemonohydrate (488 mg, 11.63 mmol, 2.80 eq). The reaction mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 16 hours. The pH of the mixture was adjusted to 6with the addition of 1 N hydrochloric acid. The resulting mixture wasextracted with ethyl acetate (80 mL×2). The organic layer was dried oversodium sulfate and then concentrated under vacuum to get(R)-3-((4-(4-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid (2.24 g, 3.97 mmol, 95% yield) as a yellow solid.

Exemplary Synthesis of(S)-3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid Step 1: Preparation of(S)-3-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid

To a solution of(S)-3-((4-(4-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid (1.0 g, 1.77 mmol, 1 eq) in dioxane (10 mL) was added hydrogenchloride/dioxane (4 M, 30.00 mL, 67.68 eq). The mixture was stirred at25° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure to give the product(S)-3-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid (0.88 g, 1.76 mmol, 99% yield, hydrochloride) as a white solid.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 464.0 [M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of(S)-3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid

To a solution of(S)-3-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid (0.88 g, 1.76 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) and saturated sodiumbicarbonate solution (20 mL) in tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) was addedacryloyl chloride (159 mg, 1.76 mmol, 143.24 uL, 9.98e-1 eq). Themixture was stirred at 0° C. for 0.5 hour. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to remove solvent to give a residue.The residue was purified by prep-HPLC. Compound(S)-3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid (0.52 g, 1.00 mmol, 57% yield) was obtained as a white solid.¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.33-7.25 (m, 1H), 6.86-6.66 (m,3H), 6.26 (dd, J=2.0, 16.8 Hz, 1H), 5.80 (dd, J=2.0, 10.8 Hz, 1H), 3.88(br s, 8H), 3.74 (br t, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.63 (t, J=6.4 Hz, 2H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(S)-3-((4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid Step 1: Preparation of methyl(S)-3-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoatehydrochloride

To a solution of3-[[4-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (1.5 g, 2.66 mmol, 1 eq) in methanol (5 mL) was added hydrochloricacid in methanol (4 M, 10 mL). The mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 2hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure togive compound methyl3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoate(1.35 g, hydrochloride) as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 478.2[M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.63 (brs, 1H), 9.92 (brs, 2H),8.77-8.43 (m, 1H), 8.08 (s, 1H), 7.38 (q, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 6.94 (d, J=8.4Hz, 1H), 6.87-6.72 (m, 1H), 4.42-4.15 (m, 4H), 3.86-3.51 (m, 5H),3.36-3.26 (m, 4H), 2.71-2.55 (m, 2H).

Step 2: Preparation of methyl(S)-3-((4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoate

To a solution of methyl3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoate(1.35 g, 2.62 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) and triethylamine (266 mg, 2.62mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (5 mL)was added isocyanato(trimethyl)silane (302 mg, 2.62 mmol, 1 eq). Themixture was stirred at 20° C. for 0.5 hour. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to give compound methyl3-[[4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoate(1.37 g) as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 521.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of(S)-3-((4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid

To a solution of methyl3-[[4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoate(1.37 g, 2.63 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) and water (3 mL)was added lithium hydroxide monohydrate (276 mg, 6.57 mmol, 2.5 eq). Themixture was stirred at 20° C. for 0.5 hour. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue wasdiluted with water (10 mL), acidified to pH=3 with hydrochloric acid (1M), some precipitate was formed while the addition of hydrochloric acid.The resulting mixture was filtered and the filter cake was evaporated todryness under reduced pressure to give compound3-[[4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (1.2 g, 2.37 mmol, 90% yield) as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:507.2 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.41 (brs, 1H), 10.57-10.08(m, 1H), 8.19-7.94 (m, 1H), 7.93-7.64 (m, 1H), 7.44-7.26 (m, 1H),6.98-6.73 (m, 2H), 6.11 (brs, 2H), 4.19-3.91 (m, 2H), 3.77-3.46 (m, 4H),3.43-3.36 (m, 4H), 2.58 (t, J=6.4 Hz, 2H).

Exemplary Synthesis of4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-7-yl)naphthalen-2-olhydrochloride Step 1: Preparation of7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoroquinazolin-4(3H)-one

A mixture of 2-amino-4-bromo-5-chloro-3-fluorobenzoic acid (1.5 g, 5.58mmol) and formimidamide acetate (2.3 g, 22.35 mmol) in ethanol (30 ml)was stirred at refluxed for 24 hours. The mixture was concentrated andthe residue was partitioned with water (20 ml) and ethyl acetate (20ml). The organic layer was washed with brine (10 ml), dried over sodiumsulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoroquinazolin-4(3H)-one (1.2 g, 77%) as lightyellow solid.

Step 2: Preparation of 7-bromo-4,6-dichloro-8-fluoroquinazoline

To a solution of 7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoroquinazolin-4(3H)-one (1.2 g,4.3 mmol) in sulfurous dichloride (16 ml) was addedN,N-dimethylformamide (1 ml) at room temperature. The mixture wasstirred at refluxed for 16 hours. The mixture was concentrated and theresidue was dissolved in dichloromethane (20 ml). The organic layer waspoured into ice water (20 ml), washed with aqueous solution of sodiumbicarbonate (1N, 10 ml) and brine (10 ml), dried over sodium sulfate andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a crude residue which waspurified by silica gel flash chromatography (eluted with 5% ethylacetate in hexane) to afford 7-bromo-4,6-dichloro-8-fluoroquinazoline(1.07 g, 83%) as yellow solid.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoroquinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

A mixture of 7-bromo-4,6-dichloro-8-fluoroquinazoline (1.07 g, 3.61mmol), tert-butyl piperazine-1-carboxylate (674 mg, 3.61 mmol) andtriethylamine (1.1 g, 10.85 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (11 ml) was stirred at50° C. for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was concentrated and theresidue was partitioned between ethyl acetate (15 ml) and water (20 ml).The organic layer was collected, washed with brine (10 ml), dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure togive a crude residue which was purified by silica gel flashchromatography (eluted with 20-25% ethyl acetate in hexane) to affordtert-butyl4-(7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoroquinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (1g, 62%) as white solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.50 (s, 9H), 3.65,3.80 (two singles, 8H), 7.79 (s, 1H), 8.77 (s, 1H).

Step 4: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-(methoxymethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a suspension of tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoroquinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (1g, 2.24 mmol),2-(3-(methoxymethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane(705 mg, 2.24 mmol) and potassium carbonate (624 mg, 4.48 mmol) indioxane (8 ml)-water (2 ml) was addedtetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(O) (520 mg, 0.45 mmol) at roomtemperature under nitrogen atmosphere; the mixture was degassed andrefilled with nitrogen three times. The resulting mixture was refluxedfor 12 hours. The mixture was concentrated and the residue waspartitioned with water (10 ml) and ethyl acetate (10 ml). The organiclayer was collected, washed with brine (10 ml), dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a cruderesidue which was purified by silica gel flash chromatography (elutedwith 18-33% ethyl acetate in hexane) to affordtert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-(methoxymethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(420 mg, 34%) as light yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 553.20 [M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-7-yl)naphthalen-2-olhydrochloride

To a solution oftert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-(methoxymethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(200 mg, 0.36 mmol) in methanol (2 ml) was added dioxane hydrochloricacid solution (2 ml) at room temperature. The mixture was stirred atroom temperature for 1 hour. The mixture was concentrated and the solidwas washed with ethyl acetate (5 ml). The solid was collected and driedto afford4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-7-yl)naphthalen-2-olhydrochloride (190 mg). LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 409.10 [M+1]⁺.

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-15-(tert-butyl)-13-oxo-5,8,11-trioxa-2,14-diazahexadecan-16-oyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamideStep 1: Preparation of tert-butyl2,2,5-trimethyl-4-oxo-3,8,11,14-tetraoxa-5-azahexadecan-16-oate

To a solution of tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate (600 mg, 2.28mmol), tetrabutyl ammonium chloride (635 mg, 2.38 mmol), tert-butyl2-bromoacetate (445 mg, 2.28 mmol) and sodium hydroxide (12 ml, 35% inwater)dichloromethane (12 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 4hours. The organic phase was collected, and the aqueous layer wasextracted with dichloromethane (10 ml×2). The combined organic layerswere washed with brine (20 ml), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue which was purifiedby silica gel flash chromatography (eluted with 10-20% ethyl acetate incyclohexane) to afford tert-butyl2,2,5-trimethyl-4-oxo-3,8,11,14-tetraoxa-5-azahexadecan-16-oate (300 mg,35%) as colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.45, 1.47 (twosingles, 18H), 2.91 (s, 3H), 3.32-3.46 (m, 2H), 3.58-3.73 (m, 10H), 4.02(s, 2H).

Step 2: Preparation of2,2,5-trimethyl-4-oxo-3,8,11,14-tetraoxa-5-azahexadecan-16-oic acid

A mixture of tert-butyl2,2,5-trimethyl-4-oxo-3,8,11,14-tetraoxa-5-azahexadecan-16-oate (100 mg,0.26 mmol) and lithium hydroxide monohydrate (23 mg, 0.53 mmol) intetrahydrofuran (1 ml)-water (0.5 ml)-methanol (0.5 ml) was stirred atroom temperature for 1 hour. The mixture was concentrated and theresidue was acidified with aqueous hydrochloride acid (1N) till pH 4-5,and extracted with dichloromethane (10 ml). The organic layer was washedwith brine (5 ml), dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated underreduced pressure to afford2,2,5-trimethyl-4-oxo-3,8,11,14-tetraoxa-5-azahexadecan-16-oic acid (77mg, 90%) as colorless oil.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-13-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-14,14-dimethyl-11-oxo-3,6,9-trioxa-12-azapentadecyl)(methyl)carbamate

To a solution of2,2,5-trimethyl-4-oxo-3,8,11,14-tetraoxa-5-azahexadecan-16-oic acid (77mg, 0.24 mmol),(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidehydrochloride (115 mg, 0.24 mmol) and N-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine(124 mg, 0.96 mmol) in dry N,N-dimethylformamide (2 ml) was added HATU(2-(7-Aza-1H-benzotriazole-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluroniumhexafluorophosphate) (182 mg, 0.48 mmol) at 0° C., the resulting mixturewas allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred at room temperaturefor 10 minutes. The mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate (20ml) and water (20 ml). The organic layer was collected, washed withbrine (20 ml), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a crude residue which was purified bysilica gel flash column chromatography (eluted with 5% methanol indichloromethane) to afford tert-butyl((S)-13-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-14,14-dimethyl-11-oxo-3,6,9-trioxa-12-azapentadecyl)(methyl)carbamate(140 mg, 78%) as light yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 748.40 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-15-(tert-butyl)-13-oxo-5,8,11-trioxa-2,14-diazahexadecan-16-oyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl((S)-13-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-14,14-dimethyl-11-oxo-3,6,9-trioxa-12-azapentadecyl)(methyl)carbamate(70 mg, 0.093 mmol) in dichloromethane (1 ml) was added2,2,2-trifluoroacetic acid (0.5 ml) at room temperature. The mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure to afford(2S,4R)-1-((S)-15-(tert-butyl)-13-oxo-5,8,11-trioxa-2,14-diazahexadecan-16-oyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(70 mg) as light yellow oil.

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-18-(tert-butyl)-16-oxo-5,8,11,14-tetraoxa-2,17-diazanonadecan-19-oyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamideStep 1: Preparation of 2-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate

To a mixture of 2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol (5 g,25.74 mmol, 4.4 mL, 1 eq) and 4-methylbenzenesulfonyl chloride (1.23 g,6.44 mmol, 0.25 eq) in dichloromethane (50 mL) was added triethylamine(1.30 g, 12.87 mmol, 1.8 mL, 0.5 eq) in one portion at 25° C. undernitrogen. The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. The mixturewas washed with brine (30 mL×2), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and concentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by silicagel chromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=1/1 to 0/1) to afford2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate(1.98 g, 5.68 mmol, 22% yield) as colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 371.0[M+23]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.82 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.36 (d,J=8.2 Hz, 2H), 4.21-4.11 (m, 2H), 3.75-3.61 (m, 14H), 2.47 (s, 3H).

Step 2: Preparation of 5,8,11-trioxa-2-azatridecan-13-ol

A solution of 2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (6 g, 17.22 mmol, 1 eq) in methanamine (16.21g, 172.21 mmol, 33% purity, 10 eq) was stirred at 80° C. for 16 hours.The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuum to give a residue.2-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol (4.6 g) wasobtained as a light yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.77 (d, J=8.2Hz, 2H), 7.17 (d, J=7.9 Hz, 2H), 3.84-3.71 (m, 4H), 3.69-3.60 (m, 10H),3.21-3.09 (m, 2H), 2.82-2.63 (m, 3H).

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxyl)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate

To a solution of 2-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol(3.86 g, 18.62 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (30 mL) was addeddi-tert-butyl dicarbonate (4.88 g, 22.35 mmol, 5.13 mL, 1.2 eq) at 0°C., then stirred at 15° C. for 16 hours. Triethylamine (3.77 g, 37.25mmol, 5.18 mL, 2 eq) was added and then stirred at 15° C. for 12 hours.The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuum to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (Petroleumether/Ethyl acetate=5/1 to 1/3) to give tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(5.74 g) was obtained as a light yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ3.75-3.47 (m, 14H), 3.38 (br s, 2H), 2.90 (s, 3H), 1.44 (s, 9H).

Step 4: Preparation of ethyl2,2,5-trimethyl-4-oxo-3,8,11,14,17-pentaoxa-5-azanonadecan-19-oate

To a mixture of tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate (1g, 3.25 mmol, 1 eq) and diacetoxyrhodium (143 mg, 0.32 mmol, 0.1 eq) indichloromethane (20 mL) was added ethyl 2-diazoacetate (2.47 g, 19.50mmol, 2.27 mL, 90% purity, 6 eq) in three portions dropwise at −5 to 0°C. Then the reaction mixture was stirred at 10° C. for 16 hours. Aceticacid (0.4 mL) was added to the reaction mixture. Then the reactionmixture was extracted with dichloromethane (30 mL×3), and concentratedunder vacuum to give a residue. The residue was purified by silica gelcolumn chromatography (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=20/1 to 1/3). ethyl2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetate(600 mg, 1.52 mmol, 46% yield) was obtained as a green oil. ¹H-NMR (400MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.21 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 4.15 (s, 2H), 3.75-3.67 (m, 4H),3.66 (s, 4H), 3.64-3.51 (m, 6H), 3.39 (br s, 2H), 2.91 (s, 3H),1.50-1.39 (m, 9H), 1.31-1.26 (m, 3H).

Step 5: Preparation of2,2,5-trimethyl-4-oxo-3,8,11,14,17-pentaoxa-5-azanonadecan-19-oic acid

To a solution of ethyl2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetate(600 mg, 1.52 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (5 mL), water (5 mL) andmethanol (5 mL) was added lithium hydroxide monohydrate (365 mg, 15.25mmol, 10 eq), then the mixture was stirred at 15° C. for 4 hours. 1 Mhydrogen chloride aqueous solution was added to the mixture until pH3.0-4.0, then extracted with dichloromethane (30 mL×3), then thecombined organic layers were washed with brine (10 mL), dried withanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure.2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]aceticacid (473 mg, 1.29 mmol, 84% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil.¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.16 (s, 2H), 3.80-3.74 (m, 2H), 3.73-3.57 (m,12H), 3.41 (br s, 2H), 2.92 (s, 3H), 1.46 (s, 9H).

Step 6: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-16-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-17,17-dimethyl-14-oxo-3,6,9,12-tetraoxa-15-azaoctadecyl)(methyl)carbamate

To a solution of2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]aceticacid (250 mg, 0.68 mmol, 1 eq),(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(304 mg, 0.68 mmol, 1 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (265 mg, 2.05mmol, 0.36 mL, 3 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (5 mL) was addedhydroxybenzotriazole (111 mg, 0.82 umol, 1.2 eq) and3-(ethyliminomethyleneamino)-N,N-dimethyl-propan-1-amine; hydrochloride(157 mg, 0.82 mmol, 1.2 eq) sequentially at 0° C., then stirred at 15°C. for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into water (30 mL) andthen extracted with ethyl acetate (20 mL×3). The combined organic phasewas washed with brine (10 mL), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and concentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified byprep-TLC (dichloromethane/methanol=10/1). tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(405 mg, 0.51 mmol, 74% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR(400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.98 (s, 1H), 8.43 (d, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.46-7.41 (m,2H), 7.37 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 3H), 5.12 (d, J=3.5 Hz, 1H), 4.91 (q, J=6.9 Hz,1H), 4.54 (d, J=9.7 Hz, 1H), 4.44 (t, J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 4.28 (br s, 1H),3.63-3.47 (m, 15H), 3.30-3.26 (m, 2H), 3.17 (s, 3H), 2.80 (br d, J=4.4Hz, 3H), 2.45 (s, 3H), 1.77 (ddd, J=4.5, 8.5, 12.9 Hz, 1H), 1.43-1.35(m, 12H), 0.94 (s, 9H).

Step 7: Preparation of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-1-((S)-18-(tert-butyl)-16-oxo-5,8,11,14-tetraoxa-2,17-diazanonadecan-19-oyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(120 mg, 0.15 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (4 mL) was addedhydrochloride/dioxane (4 M, 4 mL, 105.60 eq), then stirred at 15° C. for2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuum to give(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(120 mg, hydrochloride) was obtained as a colorless oil.

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidehydrochloride Step 1: Preparation of4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzonitrile

Into a 1-L round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed a solution of 4-bromobenzonitrile (20g, 109.88 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in DMA (250 mL), 4-methyl-1,3-thiazole(21.88 g, 220.67 mmol, 2.00 equiv), Pd(OAc)₂ (743 mg, 3.31 mmol, 0.03equiv) and KOAc (21.66 g, 220.71 mmol, 2.00 equiv). The resultingsolution was stirred for 5 hours at 150° C. The reaction mixture wascooled with a water/ice bath and diluted with 1 L of water. Theresulting solution was extracted with 3×300 mL of ethyl acetate. Thecombined organic layers were washed with 3×300 mL of water and 1×300 mLof brine, then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentratedunder vacuum. The residue was purified on combi-flash with ethylacetate/petroleum ether (1:100-1:5). This resulted in 20 g (91%) of4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)benzonitrile as a beige solid.

Step 2: Preparation of (4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)methanamine

Into a 3-L 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)benzonitrile (35 g, 174.77 mmol, 1.00equiv) in tetrahydrofuran (1000 mL). This was followed by the additionof LiAlH₄ (20 g, 526.32 mmol, 3.00 equiv) in portions at 0° C. in 10minutes. The resulting solution was stirred for 3 hours at 60° C. in anoil bath. The reaction was cooled to 0° C. with a water/ice bath, thenquenched by the addition of 20 mL of water, 20 mL of NaOH (15%) and 60mL of water. The resulting solution was diluted with 200 mL of ethylacetate. The solids were filtered out. The filtrate was dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue wasapplied onto a silica gel column with dichloromethane/methanol (10:1).This resulted in 20 g (56%) of[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methanamine as yellow oil.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-((4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed(2S,4R)-1-[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]-4-hydroxypyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid(2.7 g, 11.68 mmol, 1.20 equiv) in N,N-dimethylformamide (30 mL), DIEA(2.52 g, 19.50 mmol, 1.20 equiv), HATU (4.47 g, 11.76 mmol, 1.20 equiv),[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methanamine (2 g, 9.79 mmol, 1.00equiv). The resulting solution was stirred overnight at 25° C. Thereaction was then quenched by the addition of 20 mL of water andextracted with 3×20 mL of ethyl acetate. The organic layers combined,dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. Theresidue was applied onto a silica gel column withdichloromethane/methanol (20:1). This resulted in 1 g (24%) oftert-butyl(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-([[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylateas a yellow solid.

Step 4: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidehydrochloride

Into a 1000-mL round-bottom flask, was placed tert-butyl(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-([[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(45 g, 107.78 mmol, 1.00 equiv), a solution of hydrogen chloride (13.44L) in dioxane (300 mL). The resulting solution was stirred for 2 hoursat 20° C. The solids were collected by filtration. This resulted in 37.3g (98%) of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidehydrochloride as a yellow solid.

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-((4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)carbamate

Into a 1000-mL round-bottom flask, was placed(2S)-2-[[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino]-3,3-dimethylbutanoic acid (15.73g, 68.01 mmol, 1.20 equiv) in N,N-dimethylformamide (500 mL), DIEA (29.2g, 225.94 mmol, 4.00 equiv), HATU (25.9 g, 68.12 mmol, 1.20 equiv) and(2S,4R)-2-amino-5-chloro-4-hydroxy-N-[[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]pentanamide(20 g, 56.52 mmol, 1.00 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred 16hours at 20° C. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of 200 mLof water and extracted with 3×100 mL of ethyl acetate. The combinedorganic layers were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentratedunder vacuum. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column withethyl acetate/petroleum ether (2:1). This resulted in 15.2 g (51%) oftert-butylN-[(2S)-1[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-([[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl]-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]carbamateas a yellow solid.

Step 6: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidehydrochloride

Into a 500-mL round-bottom flask, was placed tert-butylN-[(2S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-([[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl]-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]carbamate(12 g, 22.61 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in dioxane (20 mL) and a solution ofhydrogen chloride (3.584 L) in dioxane (80 mL). The resulting solutionwas stirred for 2 hours at 25° C. The solids were collected byfiltration. This resulted in 5.1 g (48%) of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidehydrochloride as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 431 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR(400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 9.84-9.82 (s, 1H), 7.58-7.54 (m, 4H), 4.71-4.41 (m,4H), 4.13-4.08 (m, 1H), 3.86-3.71 (m, 2H), 3.36 (s, 1H), 2.60-2.58 (s,3H), 2.35-2.07 (m, 2H), 1.19-1.12 (m, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of1-(4-(azetidin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-2-((4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)amino)ethan-1-onehydrochloride Step 1: Preparation ofN-(4-chloro-2-methoxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)acetamide

N-(4-chloro-2-methoxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)acetamide wasprepared followed the procedure outlined in patent U.S. PatentApplication Publication No. 2014/288045 A1, which is incorporated hereinby reference in its entirety.

Step 2: Preparation ofN-(4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)acetamide

To a solution ofN-(4-chloro-2-methoxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)acetamide (2.0 g,7.88 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in EtSH (20 mL) was added AlCl₃ (10.5 g, 78.8mmol, 1.0 eq) at 20° C. After stirring for 20 hours, the mixture wasquenched with ice water. The pH was adjusted to ˜9 with aq. NaHCO₃, andthe mixture was extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic layers werewashed with brine, dried over Na₂SO₄ and concentrated in vacuo. Theresidue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel withPE:EtOAc (1:1) to afford the desired productN-(4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)acetamide (1.2 g,yield: 63.6%) as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 241.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of 2-amino-5-chloro-4-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenol

A solution ofN-(4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)acetamide (0.4 g,2.51 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in EtOH/con.HCl (27.5 mL, 10/1, v/v) was stirredat 100° C. for 5 hours. After cooling to room temperature, the mixturewas removed in vacuo to afford desired product2-amino-5-chloro-4-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenol (0.4 g, yield 100%) as abrown solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 198.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of ethyl(4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)glycinate

To a solution of 2-amino-5-chloro-4-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenol (0.4 g,2.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in MeOH (20 mL) were added AcOH (3 drops) and ethylglyoxalate (306 mg, 3.0 mmol, 50% in toluene) at 20° C. After stirringfor 2 hours, NaBH₃CN (378 mg, 6.0 mmol) was added. The resultingsolution was stirred at 50° C. for 20 hours. Then the reaction waspoured into ethyl acetate and aqueous solution. The organic phase wasdried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purifiedby column chromatography on silica gel with PE:EtOAc (10:1) to giveethyl (4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)glycinate (0.4g, yield: 70.5%) as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 284.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of(4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)glycine

To a solution of ethyl(4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)glycinate (0.4 g, 1.48mmol, 1.0 equiv) in THF/H₂O (16 Ml, 3/1, v/v) was added LiOH (620 mg,14.8 mmol) at 25° C. After stirring for 1 hour, the pH was adjusted to˜2 with 1M HCl. The mixture was taken up with EtOAc. The organic phasewas dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated to give(4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)glycine (0.18 g) as abrown oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 6.66 (s, 1H), 6.25 (s, 1H), 5.38(q, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (s, 2H), 1.90 (s, 3H), 1.72 (dd, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

Step 6: Preparation of benzyl4-(1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)azetidin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of benzyl piperazine-1-carboxylate (10 g, 45.4 mmol) andtert-butyl 3-oxoazetidine-1-carboxylate (8.5 g, 49.6 mmol) in MeOH (200mL) was added AcOH (3 mL). After stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour, NaBH₃CN(8.5 g, 136.2 mmol) was added to the mixture and the resulting mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 16 hours. The mixture was quenched with aq.NaHCO₃ and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was washed withbrine, dried over Na₂SO₄ and concentrated. The residue was purified bycolumn chromatography on silica gel with PE:EtOAc (5:1) to give benzyl4-(1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)azetidin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (12.6g, yield: 75%) as a white solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.38-7.30 (m,5H), 5.13 (s, 2H), 4.17-4.09 (m, 2H), 3.94-3.90 (m, 2H), 3.59-3.52 (m,4H), 3.09-3.04 (m, 1H), 2.30 (s, 4H), 1.43 (s, 9H).

Step 7: Preparation of tert-butyl3-(piperazin-1-yl)azetidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of benzyl4-(1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)azetidin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (1.7 g,4.53 mmol) in methanol (50 mL) was added Pd/C (0.5 g, 10%). Theresulting mixture was stirred under H₂ at 25° C. for 20 h. The mixturewas filtered, evaporated under reduced pressure to afford tert-butyl3-(piperazin-1-yl)azetidine-1-carboxylate (950 mg, yield: 87%) as acolorless oil.

Step 8: Preparation of tert-butyl3-(4-((4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)glycyl)piperazin-1-yl)azetidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl 3-(piperazin-1-yl)azetidine-1-carboxylate(250 mg, 1.03 mmol) were added DIEA (530 mg, 4.1 mmol),(4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)glycine (290 mg, 1.13mmol) and PyBOP (1.07 g, 2.06 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 20° C.for 1 hour. The mixture was quenched with water and extracted withEtOAc. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over Na₂SO₄ andconcentrated. The residue was purified by column chromatography onsilica gel with DCM:MeOH (50:1-20:1) to give tert-butyl3-(4-((4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)glycyl)piperazin-1-yl)azetidine-1-carboxylate(210 mg, yield: 43%) as a brown oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 479.2 [M+1]⁺;¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 6.84-6.79 (m, 1H), 6.43 (s, 1H), 3.96-3.88 (m,4H), 3.82-3.79 (m, 2H), 3.71 (s, 2H), 3.48 (d, J=4.0 Hz, 2H), 3.11-3.08(m, 1H), 2.36 (d, J=4.0 Hz, 4H), 1.93 (s, 2H), 1.82-1.73 (m, 3H), 1.41(s, 9H), 1.26-1.23 (m, 2H).

Step 9: Preparation of1-(4-(azetidin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-2-((4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)amino)ethan-1-onehydrochloride

A solution of tert-butyl3-(4-((4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)glycyl)piperazin-1-yl)azetidine-1-carboxylate(210 mg, 0.44 mmol) in in dioxane (2 mL) and HCl (6M in dioxane, 1 mL).The resulting mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 0.5 h. The mixture wasconcentrated to give1-(4-(azetidin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-2-((4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)amino)ethan-1-onehydrochloride (120 mg, yield: 66%) as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:379.2 [M+1]⁺.

Exemplary Synthesis of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(4-(3-hydroxybenzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamateStep 1: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-2-carbamoylpyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of (tert-butoxycarbonyl)-L-proline (20.3 g, 94.20 mmol) andtriethylamine (16 ml) in tetrahydrofuran (80 ml) was added a solution ofmethyl 2-chloroacetate (30.0 g, 245.9 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (40 ml)was at −10° C. After stirring for 30 minutes, to the reaction mixturewas added ammonium hydroxide (30 ml) at −10° C. The resulting mixturewas stirred at room temperature overnight. The volatiles were evaporatedunder reduced pressure to a residue which was taken up with ethylacetate (100 ml), wash with aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate (sat40 ml), then brine (40 ml), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a tert-butyl(S)-2-carbamoylpyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (22.0 g) as colorless oil.

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-2-carbamothioylpyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

A mixture of (S)-2-carbamoylpyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (22.0 g) intetrahydrofuran (80 ml) and Lawesson reagent (41.8 g, 103.40 mmol) wasstirred at 70° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was partitioned between ethylacetate (400 ml) and water (400 ml). The organic layer was collected,washed with brine (300 ml), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure to afford a crude residue which waspurified by silica gel flash chromatography (eluted with 20% ethylacetate in hexane) to afford tert-butyl(S)-2-carbamothioylpyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (8.3 g, 38% yield) as whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 231.0 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of ethyl(S)-2-(1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazole-4-carboxylate

A mixture of tert-butyl (S)-2-carbamothioylpyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(8.3 g, 40.4 mmol) and ethyl 3-bromo-2-oxopropanoate (13.8 g, 56.6 mmol)in ethanol (80 ml) was stirred at 60° C. for 2 hours. The volatiles wereevaporated under reduced pressure to give a crude residue, which wastaken up in saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate (10.6 g,100 mmol in 80 ml water)-tetrahydrofuran (80 mL). To the resultingmixture was added di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (8.81 g, 40.4 mmol), andstirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The volatiles were evaporatedunder reduced pressure, and the resulting aqueous solution was extractedwith ethyl acetate (300 ml). The organic layer was collected, washedwith brine (150 ml), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a crude residue which waspurified by silica gel flash chromatography (eluted with 20% ethylacetate in hexane) to afford ethyl(S)-2-(1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazole-4-carboxylate(6.8 g, 52% yield) as colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 327.0 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of(S)-2-(1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazole-4-carboxylic acid

A mixture of ethyl(S)-2-(1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazole-4-carboxylate(6.8 g, 20.90 mmol) and sodium hydroxide (1.67 g, 41.8 mmol) in methanol(30 ml)-water (30 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. Thevolatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure. The resulting aqueoussolution was acidified with aqueous hydrochloride acid (1N) to pH to3-4, and extracted ethyl acetate (60 ml). The organic layer wascollected, washed with brine (20 ml), dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford(S)-2-(1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazole-4-carboxylic acid(4.5 g, 72% yield) as white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 299.0 [M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-2-(4-(methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of(S)-2-(1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazole-4-carboxylic acid(3.88 g, 15.10 mmol), N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine hydrochloride (1.53 g,15.60 mmol) and N-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (5.03 g, 39.0 mmol) inN,N-dimethylformamide (20 ml) were added1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (3.25 g,16.90 mmol) and 1-Hydroxybenzotriazole (2.11 g, 15.60 mmol) at 0° C.,the resulting mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature andstirred at room temperature for 12 hours. The mixture was partitionedbetween ethyl acetate (200 ml) and water (100 ml). The organic layer wascollected, washed with water (100 ml×2) then brine (100 ml), dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure toafford a crude residue which was purified by silica gel flashchromatography (eluted with 20% ethyl acetate in hexane) to affordtert-butyl(S)-2-(4-(methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(3.46 g, 78% yield) as colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 342.0 [M+1]⁺.

Step 6: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-2-(4-(3-methoxybenzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of tert-butyl(S)-2-(4-(methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(3.3 g, 9.46 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (30 ml) as added(3-methoxyphenyl)magnesium bromide (28.4 ml, 28.40 mmol) was dropped at−40° C., the mixture was stirred at −40° C. for 1 hour. The mixture wasquenched with ammonium chloride solution (100 ml) at −0° C. Theresulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (30 ml×3). Theorganic layers were collected, washed with brine (80 ml), dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure togive a crude residue which was purified silica gel flash chromatography(eluted with 20% ethyl acetate in hexane) to afford (S)-tert-butyl2-(4-(3-methoxybenzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (3.49 g,95% yield) as colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 389.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 7: Preparation of(S)-(3-hydroxyphenyl)(2-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazol-4-yl)methanone

To a mixture of tert-butyl(S)-2-(4-(methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(3.49 g, 8.99 mmol) in dichloromethane (20 ml), a solution of tribromoborane (4.2 ml) in dichloromethane (10 ml) was added at −45° C., themixture was stirred at −45° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was quenched withmethanol (1 ml) at −78° C. After warmed to room temperature, theresulting mixture was partitioned between dichloromethane (30 ml) andwater (30 ml). The organic layer was collected, washed with brine (15ml), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reducedpressure to give a crude residue which was purified silica gel flashchromatography (eluted with 5% methanol in dichloromethane) to afford(S)-tert-butyl2-(4-(3-methoxybenzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (1.25 g,51% yield) as colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 275.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 8: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(4-(3-hydroxybenzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)carbamate

To a mixture of (S)-tert-butyl2-(4-(3-methoxybenzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (1.20 g,4.38 mmol), (S)-2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-2-cyclohexylacetic acid(2.81 g, 10.95 mmol) and N-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (5.65 g,43.80 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (10 ml) were added1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (2.52 g,13.14 mmol), 1-Hydroxybenzotriazole (1.77 g, 13.14 mmol) at 0° C., theresulting mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred atroom temperature for 1 hour. The mixture was partitioned between ethylacetate (30 ml) and water (30 ml). The organic layer was collected,washed with brine (15 ml), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a crude residue which wastaken up in methanol, potassium carbonate (1.51 g, 10.95 mmol) wasadded, the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. Themixture was filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give acrude residue which was purified silica gel flash chromatography (elutedwith 20% ethyl acetate in hexane) to afford to afford tert-butyl((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(4-(3-hydroxybenzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)carbamate(1.35 g, 60% yield) as colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 514.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 9: Preparation of(S)-2-amino-2-cyclohexyl-1-((S)-2-(4-(3-hydroxybenzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethan-1-one

To a mixture of tert-butyl((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(4-(3-hydroxybenzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)carbamate (1.34 g, 2.61 mmol) indichloromethane (5 ml), 1 M hydrochloride in dioxane (1.0 ml) was added,the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours. The volatileswere evaporated under reduced pressure to give a residue which wasbasified with saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate,extracted with dichloromethane (20 ml×2). The organic layers werecollected, washed with brine (15 ml), dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford a(S)-2-amino-2-cyclohexyl-1-((S)-2-(4-(3-hydroxybenzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethanone (980 mg) as light yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:414.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 10: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(4-(3-hydroxybenzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate

To a mixture of(S)-2-amino-2-cyclohexyl-1-((S)-2-(4-(3-hydroxybenzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethanone (980 mg, 2.37 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 ml),N-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (5.03 g, 39.0 mmol) were added asolution of tert-butyl(S)-(1-(2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate(673 mg, 2.37 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 ml) at room temperature. Theresulting mixture was stirred for 1 hour. The mixture was diluted withdichloromethane (30 ml) and washed with water (30 ml), dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure togive a crude residue which was purified by silica gel flashchromatography (eluted with 20% ethyl acetate in hexane) to affordtert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(4-(3-hydroxybenzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate(895 mg, 62% yield) as white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 599.1 [M+1]⁺.

Exemplary Synthesis of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-0S)-2-(4-(4-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamateStep 1: Preparation of methyl(S)-2-((S)-2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(methyl)amino)propanamido)-2-cyclohexylacetate

To a mixture of methyl (2S)-2-amino-2-cyclohexyl-acetate (1.60 g, 7.70mmol, 1.00 eq, hydrogen chloride) and(2S)-2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]propanoic acid (1.57 g, 7.70mmol, 1.00 eq) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was addedO-(7-azabenzotriazole-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluroniumhexafluorophosphate (4.39 g, 11.56 mmol, 1.50 eq) and triethylamine(2.34 g, 23.11 mmol, 3.22 mL, 3.00 eq) in one portion. The mixture wasstirred at 30° C. for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was washed withwater (50 mL×2) and the organic phase was concentrated in vacuum. Theresidue was purified by column chromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=5/1) to give compoundmethyl(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]propanoyl]amino]-2-cyclohexyl-acetate(2.40 g, 6.73 mmol, 87% yield) as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 357.2[M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of(S)-2-((S)-2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(methyl)amino)propanamido)-2-cyclohexylaceticacid

To a mixture of methyl(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]propanoyl]amino]-2-cyclohexyl-acetate(2.40 g, 6.73 mmol, 1.00 eq) in Tetrahydrofuran (15 mL) was added amixture of lithium hydroxide (0.42 g, 10.10 mmol, 1.50 eq) in water (5mL) in portions at 0° C. under Nitrogen. The mixture was stirred at 20°C. for 1 hour. The mixture was diluted with water (50 mL), extractedwith ethyl acetate (50 mL×2). The water phase was adjusted pH to about 5with hydrogen chloride solution (1 M). Then it was extracted with ethylacetate (40 mL×3). The combined organic layer was washed with water (80mL×2) and brine (80 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filteredand concentrated under reduced pressure to give the product. Compound(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]propanoyl]amino]-2-cyclohexyl-aceticacid (2.20 g, 6.42 mmol, 95% yield) was obtained as a white solid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 287.1 [M-55]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.01-6.55 (m, 1H),4.74 (br s, 1H), 4.52 (br dd, J=5.0, 8.3 Hz, 1H), 2.81 (d, J=3.3 Hz,3H), 1.95-1.81 (m, 1H), 1.79-1.59 (m, 4H), 1.49 (s, 8H), 1.40-1.18 (m,5H), 1.16-0.96 (m, 3H).

Step 3: Preparation of 1-(4-fluoronaphthalen-1-yl)ethan-1-one

A mixture of 1-fluoronaphthalene (5.00 g, 34.21 mmol, 4.42 mL, 1.00 eq)and aluminum chloride (6.84 g, 51.31 mmol, 2.80 mL, 1.50 eq) indichloromethane (50 mL) was added acetyl chloride (3.22 g, 41.05 mmol,2.93 mL, 1.20 eq) in dichloromethane (10 mL) at 0° C. The mixture wasstirred at 0° C. for 0.5 hour. Then the mixture was stirred at 20° C.for 4 hours. The mixture was pouring into water (60 mL), It wasextracted with dichloromethane (50 mL×2). The combined organic layer waswashed with water (80 mL×2) and brine (80 mL×2), dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to givea residue. The residue was purified by column chromatography (petroleumether/Ethyl acetate=I/O to 20/1) to give compound1-(4-fluoro-1-naphthyl) ethanone (5.40 g, 28.69 mmol, 84% yield) as acolorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.94-8.86 (m, 1H), 8.17 (d,J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.98 (dd, J=5.4, 8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.71-7.65 (m, 1H),7.64-7.58 (m, 1H), 7.16 (dd, J=8.1, 9.7 Hz, 1H), 2.84-2.67 (m, 3H).

Step 4: Preparation of 1-(4-(benzyloxy)naphthalen-1-yl)ethan-1-one

A mixture of phenylmethanol (4.48 g, 41.45 mmol, 4.31 mL, 1.50 eq) indimethylformamide (60 mL) was added potassium tert-butoxide (4.65 g,41.45 mmol, 1.50 eq) The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 0.5 hour.Then 1-(4-fluoro-1-naphthyl) ethanone (5.20 g, 27.63 mmol, 1.00 eq) wasadded to the mixture. The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 2 hours. Themixture was diluted with water (200 mL), extracted with ethyl acetate(100 mL×2). The combined organic layer was washed with water (100 mL×2)and brine (100 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by column chromatography (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=30/1 to10/1) to give compound 1-(4-benzyloxy-1-naphthyl) ethanone (7.64 g,22.80 mmol, 83% yield) as a white solid.

Step 5: Preparation of1-(4-(benzyloxy)naphthalen-1-yl)-2-bromoethan-1-one

To a mixture of 1-(4-benzyloxy-1-naphthyl) ethanone (5.00 g, 18.09 mmol,1.00 eq) in dichloromethane (300 mL) was added liquid bromine (2.89 g,18.09 mmol, 932.78 uL, 1.00 eq) in portions at 20° C. under N₂. Themixture was stirred for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched byaddition of sat. sodium thiosulfate (50 mL) and the organic phase wasconcentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by columnchromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=30/1) to give compound1-(4-benzyloxy-1-naphthyl)-2-bromo-ethanone (4.50 g, 12.67 mmol, 70%yield) as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 354.9 [M+1]⁺.

Step 6: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-2-(4-(4-(benzyloxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of 1-(4-benzyloxy-1-naphthyl)-2-bromo-ethanone (3.90 g,10.98 mmol, 1.00 eq) and tert-butyl(2S)-2-carbamothioylpyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (3.79 g, 16.47 mmol, 1.50eq) in ethyl alcohol (80 mL) was added Pyridine (0.87 g, 10.98 mmol,886.16 uL, 1.00 eq) under Nitrogen. The mixture was heated to 80° C. andstirred for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuum. Theresidue was purified by column chromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=5/1) to give compound tert-butyl(2S)-2-[4-(4-benzyloxy-1-naphthyl)thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(5.30 g, 10.89 mmol, 99% yield) as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 487.3[M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.49-8.37 (m, 1H), 8.35-8.31 (m, 1H),8.23 (br s, 1H), 7.61-7.48 (m, 5H), 7.47-7.33 (m, 3H), 7.27 (s, 1H),7.26 (br s, 1H), 6.93 (d, J=7.9 Hz, 1H), 5.32 (s, 2H), 3.77-3.42 (m,2H), 2.48-2.25 (m, 2H), 2.14-1.94 (m, 3H), 1.57-1.34 (m, 9H).

Step 7: Preparation of(S)-4-(4-(benzyloxy)naphthalen-1-yl)-2-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazole

To a mixture of tert-butyl(2S)-2-[4-(4-benzyloxy-1-naphthyl)thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(2.00 g, 4.11 mmol, 1.00 eq) in Dichloromethane (36 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (18.12 g, 158.89 mmol, 11.76 mL, 38.66 eq) in oneportion under N₂. The mixture was stirred at 30° C. for 1 hour. Thereaction mixture was concentrated in vacuum. Compound4-(4-benzyloxy-1-naphthyl)-2-[(2S)-pyrrolidin-2-yl]thiazole (2.06 g,trifluoroacetic acid) was obtained as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:387.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 8: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(benzyloxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate

To a mixture of(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]propanoyl]amino]-2-cyclohexyl-aceticacid (1.15 g, 3.36 mmol, 1 eq)4-(4-benzyloxy-1-naphthyl)-2-[(2S)-pyrrolidin-2-yl]thiazole (2.02 g,4.03 mmol, 1.2 eq, trifluoroacetic acid) and 4-methylmorpholine (1.36 g,13.43 mmol, 1.48 mL, 4 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (40 mL) and dimethylformamide (4 mL) was added4-(4,6-dimethoxy-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-4-methyl-morpholin-4-ium; chloride;hydrate (1.98 g, 6.72 mmol, 2 eq). The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for12 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched by addition water (30 mL)and extracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL×3), then the organic phase wasconcentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by columnchromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=5/1) to give compoundtert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-2-[(2S)-2-[4-(4-benzyloxy-1-naphthyl)thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(0.80 g, 1.09 mmol, 33% yield, 97% purity) as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 711.3 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.46-8.39 (m, 1H),8.25-8.18 (m, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.59-7.49 (m, 5H), 7.47-7.34 (m, 3H),7.25 (s, 1H), 6.92 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 5.70-5.61 (m, 1H), 4.79-4.59 (m,2H), 3.96-3.78 (m, 2H), 2.97 (s, 2H), 2.89 (s, 2H), 2.82 (s, 3H), 2.47(br s, 1H), 2.37-2.16 (m, 2H), 2.05 (s, 2H), 1.88-1.54 (m, 17H), 1.50(s, 9H), 1.53-1.45 (m, 1H), 1.35 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 1.30-0.93 (m, 9H).

Step 9: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate

To a mixture of tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-2-[(2S)-2-[4-(4-benzyloxy-1-naphthyl)thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(0.50 g, 0.70 mmol, 1.00 eq) in Methyl alcohol (10 mL) was addedHydroxide palladium (0.36 g, 2.53 mmol, 3.60 eq) and Hydrogen (0.01 g,0.70 mmol, 1.00 eq) in one portion under Nitrogen. The mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered andthe filtrate was concentrated in vacuum. Compound tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-[(2S)-2-[4-(4-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(0.3 g, 0.48 mmol, 69% yield) was obtained as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 621.3 [M+1]⁺.

Exemplary Synthesis of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamateStep 1: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate

To a mixture of tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-[(2S)-2-[4-(4-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(0.30 g, 0.48 mmol, 1.00 eq) and 1,2-bis(2-bromoethoxy)ethane (0.27 g,0.97 mmol, 2.00 eq) in acetonitrile (12 mL) was added potassiumcarbonate (0.23 g, 1.69 mmol, 3.50 eq) under Nitrogen. The mixture washeated to 80° C. and stirred for 12 hours. The reaction mixture waswashed with water (10 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (20 mL), thenthe organic phase was concentrated in vacuum. The residue was purifiedby column chromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=1/1) to givecompound tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(0.15 g, 0.18 mmol, 38% yield) as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 817.3[M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate

A mixture of tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(0.14 g, 0.17 mmol, 1.00 eq) and methylamine/ethyl alcohol (10 mL) washeated to 60° C. and stirred for 12 hours. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated in vacuum. Compound tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(0.13 g) was obtained as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 766.4 [M+1]⁺.

Exemplary Synthesis of tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate Step 1: Preparationof tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate

To a solution of2-[2-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (400 mg, 0.96 mmol, 1 eq) inN,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) was added(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)potassium (213 mg, 1.15 mmol, 1.2 eq). Themixture was stirred at 50° C. for 12 hours. The mixture was diluted withwater (20 mL) and the aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (20mL×3). The combined organic phase was washed with brine (20 mL), driedwith anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum. Theresidue was purified by prep-TLC (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1) togive tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(300 mg, 0.76 mmol, 79% yield) as a colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:415.1 [M+23]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate

To a solution of tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(300 mg, 0.76 mmol, 1 eq) in ethanol (5 mL) was added hydrazine hydrate(382 mg, 7.64 mmol, 0.4 mL, 10 eq). The mixture was stirred at 80° C.for 12 hours. The mixture was diluted with water (20 mL) and the aqueousphase was extracted with dichloromethane (20 mL×3). The combined organicphase was washed with brine (20 mL), dried with anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum. The residue was purifiedby prep-TLC (dichloromethane/methanol=5/2) to give tert-butylN-[2-[2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate (120 mg, 0.46mmol, 59% yield) as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 3.66-3.56(m, 6H), 3.55-3.49 (m, 2H), 3.40 (br s, 2H), 2.99-2.79 (m, 5H), 1.74 (brs, 3H), 1.46 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-N-(2-methoxy-4-((2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)carbamoyl)phenyl)-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamideStep 1: Preparation of(Z)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-2-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)acrylonitrile

To a mixture of 3-chloro-2-fluoro-benzaldehyde (13.7 g, 86.68 mmol, 1.05eq) and 2-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)acetonitrile (14 g, 82.56 mmol, 1eq) in methanol (200 mL) was added the solution of sodium methoxide(13.4 g, 247.67 mmol, 3 eq) in methanol (40 mL) dropwise at 0° C. undernitrogen atmosphere. The product begins to precipitate during theaddition. The suspension was stirred at 45° C. for 5 hours. The solidwas filtered and washed with water (200 mL) and methanol (50 mL) andthen was dried in vacuum to give(Z)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-2-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)prop-2-enenitrile(24 g, 77.39 mmol, 93% yield) as a white solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃)δ 8.20-8.10 (m, 1H), 7.81 (s, 1H), 7.64-7.49 (m, 2H), 7.33-7.20 (m, 3H).

Step 2: Preparation of ethyl4-(2-(((benzyloxy)carbonyl)amino)acetamido)-3-methoxybenzoate

To a mixture of 2-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)acetic acid (5.9 g, 28.17mmol, 1.1 eq) and ethyl 4-amino-3-methoxy-benzoate (5 g, 25.61 mmol, 1eq) in tetrahydrofuran (50 mL) was addedO-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N,N-tetramethyluroniumhexafluorophosphate (11.7 g, 30.74 mmol, 1.2 eq) andN,N-diisopropylethylamine (6.6 g, 51.23 mmol, 8.9 mL, 2 eq) at 0° C.under nitrogen. The mixture was warmed to 20° C. and stirred for 12hours. The mixture was diluted with water (100 mL) and extracted withethyl acetate (100 mL×3). The combined organic phase was washed withbrine (200 mL×2), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=10/1, 3/1 to 1/1) to giveethyl 4-[[2-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)acetyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoate (9g, 23.29 mmol, 91% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ8.41 (br d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.68 (br d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (s, 1H),7.42-7.28 (m, 5H), 5.61 (br s, 1H), 5.18 (s, 2H), 4.42-4.32 (m, 2H),4.11-4.01 (m, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 1.40 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

Step 3: Preparation of ethyl 4-(2-aminoacetamido)-3-methoxybenzoate

To a solution of ethyl4-[[2-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)acetyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoate (8.8 g,22.77 mmol, 1 eq) in ethanol (100 mL) was added palladium on activatedcarbon catalyst (1 g, 10% purity) under nitrogen atmosphere. Thesuspension was degassed under vacuum and purged with hydrogen severaltimes. The mixture was stirred under hydrogen (15 psi) at 50° C. for 24hours. Then the mixture was stirred under hydrogen (50 psi) at 50° C.for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered and the filtrate wasconcentrated. The crude product was purified by silica gelchromatography (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=10/1, 3/1 to 1/1) to giveethyl 4-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-3-methoxy-benzoate (3.2 g, 12.69 mmol,56% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 10.00 (br s, 1H),8.53 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.71 (dd, J=1.6, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (d, J=1.6 Hz,1H), 4.38 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.97 (s, 3H), 3.53 (s, 2H), 1.40 (t, J=7.2Hz, 3H).

Step 4: Preparation of ethyl(E)-4-(2-((3,3-dimethylbutylidene)amino)acetamido)-3-methoxybenzoate

To a mixture of ethyl 4-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-3-methoxy-benzoate (3.2g, 12.69 mmol, 1 eq) and 3,3-dimethylbutanal (1.3 g, 12.94 mmol, 1.6 mL,1.02 eq) in dichloromethane (50 mL) was added magnesium sulfate (3.0 g,25.37 mmol, 2 eq) at 20° C. The mixture was stirred for 20 hours. Themixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuum to giveethyl4-[[2-[(E)-3,3-dimethylbutylideneamino]acetyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoate(4.24 g, 12.68 mmol, 100% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 9.45 (br s, 1H), 8.53 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.89-7.82 (m, 1H),7.72-7.68 (m, 1H), 7.58-7.53 (m, 1H), 4.39-4.34 (m, 2H), 4.25-4.20 (m,2H), 3.94 (s, 3H), 2.30-2.27 (m, 2H), 1.42-1.38 (m, 3H), 1.04 (s, 9H).

Step 5: Preparation of ethyl4-((2R,3S,4R,5R)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)-3-methoxybenzoate

To a solution of[1-(2-diphenylphosphanyl-1-naphthyl)-2-naphthyl]-diphenyl-phosphane (530mg, 0.85 mmol, 0.12 eq) in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (10 mL) was addedacetoxycopper (95 mg, 0.78 mmol, 0.11 eq). The mixture was stirred at20° C. for 30 minutes. Ethyl4-[[2-[(E)-3,3-dimethylbutylideneamino]acetyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoate(2.6 g, 7.80 mmol, 1.1 eq) and(Z)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-2-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)prop-2-enenitrile(2.2 g, 7.09 mmol, 1 eq) in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (100 mL) was addedat 20° C. under nitrogen atmosphere. Then triethylamine (717 mg, 7.09mmol, 1.0 mL, 1 eq) was added. The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 36hours. The mixture was diluted with water (100 mL) and extracted withethyl acetate (100 mL×3). The combined organic phase was washed withbrine (100 mL×2), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=10/1 to 5/1) to give ethyl4-[[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoate(3 g, 4.65 mmol, 65% yield) as a yellow solid.

Step 6: Preparation of4-((2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)-3-methoxybenzoicacid

To a mixture of ethyl4-[[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoate(3.0 g, 4.65 mmol, 1 eq) in water (5 mL), tetrahydrofuran (5 mL) andmethanol (5 mL) was added sodium hydroxide (937 mg, 23.44 mmol, 5.04 eq)at 20° C. The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 12 hours. The mixturewas then heated to 50° C. and stirred for another 12 hours. The mixturewas diluted with water (20 mL) and acidified with 1N hydrochloride aciduntil pH=5. The product begins to precipitate during the addition. Thesolid was filtered and dried in vacuum to give the crude product. Thesolid was triturated with acetonitrile (100 mL) to give4-[[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoicacid (1.2 g, 1.91 mmol, 41% yield, 98% ee, 95% de, 98% purity) as awhite solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 8.38 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.76-7.70(m, 1H), 7.69-7.62 (m, 2H), 7.44-7.30 (m, 3H), 7.28-7.19 (m, 2H),4.79-4.76 (m, 1H), 4.64 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.16-4.04 (m, 2H), 3.98 (s,3H), 1.76-1.66 (m, 1H), 1.36 (br d, J=14.0 Hz, 1H), 1.04 (s, 9H).

Step 7: Preparation of tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-(4-((2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)-3-methoxybenzamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate

To the mixture of4-[[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoicacid (200 mg, 0.32 mmol, 1 eq) and tert-butylN-[2-[2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate (85 mg, 0.32mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (8 mL) was added1-hydroxybenzotriazole (65 mg, 0.48 mmol, 1.5 eq),N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (93 mg, 0.48mmol, 1.5 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (125 mg, 0.97 mmol, 0.17 mL,3 eq). The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 12 hours. The mixture wasquenched with water (25 mL). Then it was extracted with ethyl acetate(25 mL×3). The combined organic layer was washed with water (35 mL×2)and brine (35 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by prep-TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1). tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[[4-[[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoyl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(230 mg, 0.26 mmol, 82% yield) was obtained as a light yellow solid.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 860.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 8: Preparation of(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-N-(2-methoxy-4-((2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)carbamoyl)phenyl)-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To the mixture of tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[[4-[[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoyl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(230 mg, 0.26 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (8 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (2.00 mL). The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for0.5 hour. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to givethe product.(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)-N-[2-methoxy-4-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethylcarbamoyl]phenyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(230 mg, trifluoroacetate) was obtained as a light yellow oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 760.3 [M+1]⁺.

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)-1-(3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamideStep 1: Preparation of 2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)acetic acid

To a solution of 3,5-dimethylisoxazole (15 g, 154.46 mmol, 15 mL, 1 eq)in tetrahydrofuran (150 mL) was added n-butyllithium (2.5 M, 77 mL, 1.25eq) dropwise at −78° C. under nitrogen, the mixture was stirred at −55°C. for 30 minutes, and then carbon dioxide was bubbled into the mixturefor 30 minutes, the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. Themixture was quenched by saturated ammonium chloride solution (50 mL) themixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL). The aqueous phase wasadjusted with aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (2 M) until pH=2, themixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL, three times), theorganic phase was dried by anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and thefiltrate was concentrated to give 2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)acetic acid(10 g, 70.86 mmol, 46% yield) as a brown solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ 12.74 (br s, 1H), 6.24 (s, 1H), 3.83 (s, 2H), 2.20 (s, 3H).

Step 2: Preparation of methyl 2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)acetate

To a solution of 2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)acetic acid (10 g, 70.86 mmol,1 eq) in methanol (100 mL) was added thionyl chloride (12.65 g, 106.29mmol, 7.71 mL, 1.5 eq) at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred at 50° C.for 4 hours. The mixture was concentrated to give crude product. Thiscrude was diluted with ethyl acetate (200 mL) and washed by water (200mL), and then saturated sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution (50 mL) andthen brine (50 mL), the organic phase was dried by anhydrous, filteredand the filtrate was condensed to give methyl2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)acetate (10 g, 64.45 mmol, 91% yield) as abrown oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 6.11 (s, 1H), 3.80 (s, 2H), 3.76(s, 3H), 2.30 (s, 3H).

Step 3: Preparation of methyl3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoate

To a solution of methyl 2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)acetate (10 g, 64.45mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (100 mL) was added sodium hydride (3.87g, 96.68 mmol, 60% purity, 1.5 eq) at 0° C. and then 2-iodopropane(13.15 g, 77.34 mmol, 7.74 mL, 1.2 eq) was added at 0° C., the mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. Additional 2-iodopropane (2.55 g,15.00 mmol, 1.5 mL) was added and the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for10 hours. The mixture was quenched by aqueous hydrochloric acid solution(1 M, 300 mL) and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (200 mL,three times), the organic phase was dried by anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and the filtrate was concentrated to give methyl3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoate (13 g) as a brown oil.

Step 4: Preparation of 3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoic acid

To a solution of methyl 3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoate(12.7 g, 64.39 mmol, 1 eq) in methanol (90 mL) and water (60 mL) wasadded sodium hydroxide (12.88 g, 321.96 mmol, 5 eq), the mixture wasstirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was concentrated to removedmethanol, and then the residue was diluted with water (200 mL) andextracted with ethyl acetate (200 mL), the aqueous phase was adjusted byaqueous hydrochloric acid solution (2 M) until pH=3, and then themixture was extracted with dichloromethane (200 mL, three times), theorganic phase was dried by anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and thefiltrate was concentrated to give crude product as a brown oil, thiscrude was purified by flash prep-HPLC, the fraction of acetonitrile wasremoved and the residue was extracted with dichloromethane (300 mL×5),the organic phase was dried by anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andthe filtrate was concentrated to give product3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoic acid (7.5 g, 40.94 mmol, 63%yield) as white solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 6.26 (s, 1H), 3.58(d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 2.33-2.23 (m, 1H), 2.21 (s, 3H), 0.95 (d, J=6.7 Hz,3H), 0.82 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

Step 5: Preparation of 2-hydroxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzonitrile

To a solution of 4-bromo-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile (15 g, 75.75 mmol, 1 eq)and 4-methylthiazole (20.28 g, 204.53 mmol, 19 mL, 2.7 eq) in N-methylpyrrolidone (150 mL) was added potassium acetate (22.30 g, 227.25 mmol,3 eq) and palladium acetate (1.70 g, 7.58 mmol, 0.1 eq)), the mixturestirred at 110° C. under nitrogen for 6 hours. The mixture was quenchedwith water (500 mL), the aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate(300 mL×3). The combined organic phase was washed with brine (200 mL,twice), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentratedunder vacuum and then methyl tertiary butyl ether (500 mL) was added tothe mixture and the organic phase was washed with water (100 mL) andbrine (100 mL, twice). The residue was purified by silica gel columnchromatography (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1 to 1/1). Compound2-hydroxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzonitrile (11 g, 50.87 mmol, 67%yield) was obtained as a yellow solid.

Step 6: Preparation of 2-(aminomethyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenol

To a solution of 2-hydroxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzonitrile (11 g,50.87 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (150 mL) was added lithium aluminumhydride (7.72 g, 203.46 mmol, 4 eq) at 0° C., the mixture was stirred at50° C. for 3 hours. The mixture was quenched by water (8 mL) at 0° C.,and then 15% sodium hydroxide aqueous solution (8 mL) and then water (8mL), anhydrous sodium sulfate (30 g) was added, the mixture was stirredat 25° C. for 30 minutes, filtered and the solid was addeddichloromethane/methanol (4/1, 50 mL), the mixture was stirred at 25° C.for 1 hours, filtered and the filtrate combined was concentrated to give2-(aminomethyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenol (7 g, 31.78 mmol, 62%yield) as a brown solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.82 (s, 1H), 6.90(d, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 6.52 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 6.25 (dd, J=1.7, 7.5 Hz, 1H),3.59 (s, 2H), 2.41 (s, 3H).

Step 7: Preparation of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-((2-hydroxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of 2-(aminomethyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenol (7 g,31.78 mmol, 1 eq) and(2S,4R)-1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-hydroxy-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid(7.35 g, 31.78 mmol, 1 eq) in dimethylformamide (70 mL) was addeddiisopropylethylamine (12.32 g, 95.33 mmol, 16.60 mL, 3 eq) and thenHATU (13.29 g, 34.95 mmol, 1.1 eq), the mixture was stirred at 25° C.for 2 hours. Additional(2S,4R)-1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-hydroxy-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid(7.35 g, 31.78 mmol, 1 eq) and HATU (12.08 g, 31.78 mmol, 1 eq) wasadded, the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 5 hours. The mixture wasdiluted with water (300 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (300 mL,twice), the organic phase was dried by anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and the filtrate was concentrated to give crude product as abrown oil, this crude was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran/water (2/1, 150mL) and lithium hydroxide (3 g) was added, the mixture was stirred at25° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was diluted with water (300 mL) andadjusted with aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (0.5 M) until pH=7, themixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (300 mL, twice), the organicphase was dried by anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and filtrate wasconcentrated to give crude product, this crude product was purified bysilica gel chromatography (2-10% methonal in dichloromethane) to givetert-butyl(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[2-hydroxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methylcarbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(6.9 g, 15.92 mmol, 50% yield) as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 434.1[M+1]⁺.

Step 8: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[2-hydroxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methylcarbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(6.9 g, 15.92 mmol, 1 eq) in methanol (30 mL) was addedhydrochloric/dioxane (4 M, 30 mL, 7.54 eq), the mixture was stirred at25° C. for 20 minutes. The mixture was concentrated to give product as ayellow solid, this crude product was triturated by ethyl acetate andpetroleum ether (1:1, 20 mL), the mixture was filtered and the solid wasdried by rotary evaporator to give product(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[[2-hydroxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(4.83 g, 13.06 mmol, 82% yield, hydrochloric acid) as a yellow solid.¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.03 (br s, 1H), 9.11-8.95 (m, 2H), 8.66(br s, 1H), 7.20 (d, J=7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.04 (d, J=1.3 Hz, 1H), 6.90 (dd,J=1.7, 7.8 Hz, 1H), 4.44 (br s, 1H), 4.40-4.26 (m, 3H), 3.41-3.27 (m,1H), 3.13-3.02 (m, 1H), 2.46 (s, 3H), 2.33 (br dd, J=7.5, 12.7 Hz, 1H),1.96-1.85 (m, 1H), 1.33-1.24 (m, 1H).

Step 9: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)-1-(3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[[2-hydroxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(4.83 g, 13.06 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) in dimethylformamide (60 mL)was added diisopropylethylamine (5.06 g, 39.18 mmol, 6.82 mL, 3 eq), andthen 3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoic acid (2.39 g, 13.06mmol, 1 eq) and HATU (5.46 g, 14.36 mmol, 1.1 eq) was added, the mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was diluted with water(200 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (300 mL, twice), the organicphase was dried by anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and the filtratewas concentrated to give crude product. This crude product was purifiedby prep-HPLC, the fraction of acetonitrile was removed, and the residuewas extracted with dichloromethane (300 mL×5), the organic phase wasdried by anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and the filtrate wasconcentrated to give product(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[[2-hydroxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(4.0 g, 8.02 mmol, 61% yield) as a white solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD)δ 8.85 (s, 1H), 7.39-7.23 (m, 1H), 6.98-6.86 (m, 2H), 6.31-6.06 (m, 1H),4.65-4.28 (m, 4H), 3.94-3.48 (m, 3H), 2.52-2.45 (m, 3H), 2.42-2.31 (m,1H), 2.26-2.15 (m, 4H), 2.13-2.03 (m, 1H), 1.08-1.01 (m, 3H), 0.92-0.81(m, 3H).

Exemplary Synthesis of2-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(methyl)amino)ethoxy)ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate Step 1: Preparation of 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate

To a solution of 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethanol (55.66 g, 524.53 mmol, 49.70mL, 2 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (500 mL) was added sodium hydride (6.29 g,157.27 mmol, 60% purity, 0.6 eq) at 0° C. and stirred for 0.5 hour undernitrogen. Then the mixture was added p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (50 g,262.26 mmol, 1 eq), warmed to 25° C. and stirred for 6 hours. Themixture was poured into saturated ammonium chloride solution (200 mL)and stirred for 15 minutes. The aqueous phase was extracted with ethylacetate (200 mL×2). The combined organic phase was washed with brine(200 mL), dried with anhydrous anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=10/1 to 1/1) to afford2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (35 g, 134.46 mmol,51% yield) as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 261.0 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.76-7.72 (m, 2H), 7.28 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 4.15-4.02 (m,2H), 3.66-3.55 (m, 4H), 3.49-3.44 (m, 2H), 2.38 (s, 3H).

Step 2: Preparation of 2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethan-1-ol

A mixture of 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (3 g,11.52 mmol, 1 eq) in methanamine (11.93 g, 115.25 mmol, 10 eq) wasdegassed and purged with nitrogen for 3 times, and then the mixture wasstirred at 85° C. for 16 hours under nitrogen. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. Compound2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethanol (1.37 g, 11.50 mmol, 99% yield) wasobtained as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 3.72-3.47 (m, 8H),2.67-2.63 (m, 3H).

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate

A mixture of 2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethanol (1.37 g, 11.50 mmol, 1 eq)and di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (3.01 g, 13.80 mmol, 3.17 mL, 1.2 eq) indichloromethane (20 mL) was degassed and purged with nitrogen for 3times, and then the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 16 hours undernitrogen. The reaction mixture was quenched by addition water 200 mL,and extracted with ethyl acetate (300 mL×3). The combined organic layerswere washed with brine (100 mL×3), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by column chromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=50/1 to 5/1). Compound tert-butylN-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate (1.7 g, 7.75 mmol, 67%yield) was obtained as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 3.77-3.68(m, 2H), 3.66-3.55 (m, 4H), 3.42 (br s, 2H), 2.92 (s, 3H), 1.48-1.25 (m,9H).

Step 4: Preparation of2-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(methyl)amino)ethoxy)ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate

A mixture of tert-butyl N-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(1.1 g, 5.02 mmol, 1 eq), p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (1.91 g, 10.03mmol, 2 eq), and triethylamine (1.52 g, 15.05 mmol, 2.09 mL, 3 eq) indichloromethane (20 mL) was degassed and purged with nitrogen for 3times, and then the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours undernitrogen. The reaction mixture was quenched by addition water 200 mL,and extracted with ethyl acetate (300 mL×3). The combined organic layerswere washed with brine (100 mL×3), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by column chromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=30/1 to 10/1). Compound2-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]ethoxy]ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (1.6 g, 4.28 mmol, 85% yield) was obtained as acolorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.73 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.28(d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 4.12-4.01 (m, 2H), 3.60-3.52 (m, 2H), 3.45 (br s,2H), 3.25 (br s, 2H), 2.78 (s, 3H), 2.38 (s, 3H), 1.37 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)methyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamateand tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)methyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamateStep 1: Preparation of tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-(3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)methyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate

A mixture of 2-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]ethoxy]ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (70 mg, 0.18 mmol, 1 eq),(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[[2-hydroxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(93 mg, 0.18 mmol, 1 eq) and potassium carbonate (51 mg, 0.37 mmol, 2eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (2 mL) was degassed and purged withnitrogen for 3 times, and then the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 4hours under nitrogen. The reaction mixture was quenched by the additionof water (10 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (20 mL×3). Thecombined organic layers were washed with brine (10 mL×3), dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. The residue was purified by prep-TLC (9%methanol in dichloromethane) to give the compound tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]methyl]-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(100 mg, 0.14 mmol, 76% yield) as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 722.4[M+23]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)methyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamateand tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)methyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate

Tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]methyl]-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(250 mg, 0.35 mmol, 1 eq) was purified by prep-SFC. Compounds tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)methyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate(90 mg, 0.12 mmol, 33% yield, 94% purity) and tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)methyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate(90 mg, 0.12 mmol, 35% yield, 99% purity) were obtained as colorlessoils.

Exemplary Synthesis of methyl2-(3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)-3-methylbutanoate Step 1: Preparation ofmethyl 3-(benzyloxy)isoxazole-5-carboxylate

To a solution of methyl 3-hydroxyisoxazole-5-carboxylate (7.20 g, 50.31mmol, 1.00 eq) in acetone (150 mL) was added potassium carbonate (13.91g, 100.62 mmol, 2.00 eq). The mixture was heated to 80° C. for 1 hour,then (bromomethyl) benzene (10.33 g, 60.37 mmol, 1.20 eq) was added. Theresulting mixture was stirred at 80° C. for another 3 hours. The solidwas filtered off and the filtrated was concentrated in vacuum. Theresidue was further purified by silica gel column chromatography(Petroleum ether:Ethyl acetate=15:1 to 10:1) to afford methyl3-benzyloxyisoxazole-5-carboxylate (9.50 g, 40.73 mmol, 81% yield) as acolorless oil. The oil was solidified after standing at 15° C. for 15hr. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 256.0 [M+23]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.49-7.41(m, 5H), 6.60 (s, 1H), 5.34 (s, 2H), 3.97 (s, 3H).

Step 2: Preparation of (3-(benzyloxy)isoxazol-5-yl)methanol

To a solution of methyl 3-benzyloxyisoxazole-5-carboxylate (2.33 g, 9.99mmol, 1.00 eq) in methanol (50 mL) was added sodium borohydride (756 mg,19.98 mmol, 2.00 eq) in portions. The resulting mixture was stirred at15° C. for 3 hours. The mixture was poured into hydrochloric acid (0.2M, 200 mL), and then extracted with ethyl acetate (150 mL×2). Thecombined organic layers were washed with saturated brine (200 mL×2),dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuumto afford (3-benzyloxyisoxazol-5-yl)methanol (1.85 g, 9.02 mmol, 90%yield) as colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 206.0 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of 2-(3-(benzyloxy)isoxazol-5-yl)acetonitrile

To a solution of cyanic bromide (334 mg, 3.15 mmol, 1.05 eq) andtriphenylphosphine (787 mg, 3.00 mmol, 1.00 eq) in dichloromethane (10mL) was added a solution of (3-benzyl oxyisoxazol-5-yl)methanol (616 mg,3.00 mmol, 1.00 eq) in dichloromethane (10 mL). The mixture was stirredat 15° C. for 1 hour, then 2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10-octahydropyrimido[1,2-a]azepine (480 mg, 3.15 mmol, 1.05 eq) was added at 0° C. Theresulting mixture was stirred at 0˜15° C. for another 14 hours. Thesolvent was concentrated in vacuum. The residue was further purified bysilica gel column chromatography (Petroleum ether:Ethyl acetate=5:1 to4:1) to afford 2-(3-benzyloxyisoxazol-5-yl)acetonitrile (320 mg, 1.49mmol, 50% yield) as a colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 215.0 [M+1]⁺;¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.48-7.41 (m, 5H), 6.06 (s, 1H), 5.30 (s, 2H),3.82 (s, 2H).

Step 4: Preparation of2-(3-(benzyloxy)isoxazol-5-yl)-3-methylbutanenitrile

To a solution of 2-(3-benzyloxyisoxazol-5-yl)acetonitrile (214 mg, 1.00mmol, 1.00 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (3 mL) was added potassiumcarbonate (138 mg, 1.00 mmol, 1.00 eq). The mixture was stirred at 15°C. for half an hour, then 2-iodopropane (170 mg, 1.00 mmol, 1.00 eq) wasadded. The resulting mixture was stirred at 15° C. for another 2.5 hr.Then potassium; 2-methylpropan-2-olate (90 mg, 0.8 mmol, 0.80 eq) wasadded to the mixture, the mixture was stirred at 15° C. for another 12hours. The mixture was poured into hydrochloric acid (0.2 M, 30 mL),then extracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL×2). The combined organic layerswere dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated invacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(Petroleum ether:Ethyl acetate=10:1 to 8:1) to afford2-(3-benzyloxyisoxazol-5-yl)-3-methyl-butanenitrile (150 mg, 0.56 mmol,59% yield) as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.48-7.41 (m,5H), 6.04 (s, 1H), 5.28 (s, 2H), 3.85 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 1H), 2.42-2.37 (m,1H), 1.18 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.10 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

Step 5: Preparation of 2-(3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)-3-methylbutanoic acid

To a solution of 2-(3-benzyloxyisoxazol-5-yl)-3-methyl-butanenitrile(3.40 g, 13.27 mmol, 1.00 eq) in dioxane (30 mL) was added hydrochloricacid (11.8 M, 120 mL). The mixture was heated to 100° C. and stirred at100° C. for 15 hr. The mixture was cooled to 15° C., and then extractedwith ethyl acetate (150 mL×3). The combined organic layers were driedover anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum. Thecrude product was further purified by prep-HPLC to afford2-(3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)-3-methyl-butanoic acid (230 mg, 1.19 mmol, 9%yield) as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 186.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 6: Preparation of methyl2-(3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)-3-methylbutanoate

To a solution of 2-(3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)-3-methyl-butanoic acid (1 g,5.40 mmol, 1 eq) in methanol (10 mL) was added thionyl chloride (2.57 g,21 mmol, 1.57 mL, 4 eq) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at 70°C. for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was diluted with water (50 ml) and extracted withethyl acetate (30 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed withbrine (80 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure. Methyl2-(3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)-3-methyl-butanoate (1 g, 5.02 mmol, 92%yield) was obtained as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 200.1 [M+1]⁺.

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidehydrochloride Step 1: Preparation of1-(4-bromo-2-methoxyphenyl)ethan-1-one

To a solution of 1-(4-bromo-2-hydroxy-phenyl)ethanone (10 g, 46.50 mmol,1.0 eq) in dimethyl formamide (50 mL) was added potassium carbonate(9.64 g, 69.75 mmol, 1.5 eq). Then iodomethane (13.20 g, 93.00 mmol, 2.0eq) was added into the mixture at 0° C. Then the mixture was stirred at20° C. for 12 hours. The mixture was diluted with water (200 mL),extracted with ethyl acetate (100 ml×3), washed with brine (50 mL×2),dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and then concentrated.1-(4-bromo-2-methoxy-phenyl)ethanone (10.5 g, 45.84 mmol, 98% yield) wasobtained as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 230.9 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.63 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.18-7.11 (m, 2H), 3.93 (s, 3H),2.60 (s, 3H).

Step 2: Preparation of(R,E)-N-(1-(4-bromo-2-methoxyphenyl)ethylidene)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide

To a solution of 1-(4-bromo-2-methoxy-phenyl)ethanone (10 g, 43.65 mmol,1.18 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (50 mL) was added Tetraethyl titanate (16.94g, 74.26 mmol, 2.0 eq). Then 2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide (4.5 g, 37.13mmol, 1.0 eq) was added into the mixture and purged with N₂ (3 times).Then the mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 12 hours. The mixture wasquenched with water (100 mL), diluted with water (200 mL), filtered andthen extracted with ethyl acetate (200 ml×3), washed with brine (200mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and thenconcentrated. The residue was purified by column chromatography silica(petroleum ether: ethyl acetate=20:1 to 3:1).(NE)-N-[1-(4-bromo-2-methoxy-phenyl)ethylidene]-2-methyl-propane-2-sulfinamide(9 g, 27.09 mmol, 73% yield) was obtained as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.35 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.13 (dd, J=1.2, 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.09(s, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 2.70 (s, 3H), 1.35-1.28 (m, 9H).

Step 3: Preparation of(R)—N—((S)-1-(4-bromo-2-methoxyphenyl)ethyl)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide

To a solution of(NE)-N-[1-(4-bromo-2-methoxy-phenyl)ethylidene]-2-methyl-propane-2-sulfinamide(9 g, 27.09 mmol, 1.0 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (90 mL) was addedL-selectride (1 M, 81.26 mL, 3.0 eq) at 0° C. Then the mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was quenched with water (100mL), diluted with water (20 mL), extracted with ethyl acetate (300mL×3), washed with brine (200 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and then concentrated. The residue was purified by columnchromatography silica (petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=20:1 to 1:1).N-[(1S)-1-(4-bromo-2-methoxy-phenyl)ethyl]-2-methyl-propane-2-sulfinamide(5.5 g, 16.45 mmol, 60% yield) was obtained as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.20-7.16 (m, 1H), 7.12-7.07 (m, 1H), 7.02 (d, J=2.0 Hz,1H), 4.90-4.82 (m, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.50 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 1.52 (d,J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.21 (s, 9H).

Step 4: Preparation of(R)—N—((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl)ethyl)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide

To a solution ofN-[(1S)-1-(4-bromo-2-methoxy-phenyl)ethyl]-2-methyl-propane-2-sulfinamide(4.7 g, 14.06 mmol, 1.0 eq) and4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane(5.36 g, 21.09 mmol, 1.5 eq) in dioxane (12 mL) was added[1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(ii) (1.03 g,1.41 mmol, 0.1 eq) and potassium acetate (2.76 g, 28.12 mmol, 2.0 eq).Then the mixture was purged with N₂ (3 times). Then the mixture wasstirred at 90° C. for 5 hours. The mixture was diluted with water (20mL), filtered and then extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×3), washedwith brine (30 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andthen concentrated. The residue was purified by column chromatographysilica (petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=10:1 to 1:1).N-[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-2-methyl-propane-2-sulfinamide(4.5 g, 11.80 mmol, 84% yield) was obtained as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.42 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.32-7.28 (m, 2H), 4.90 (m, J=6.4Hz, 1H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 3.73-3.67 (m, 1H), 1.55 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.36(s, 12H), 1.19 (s, 9H).

Step 5: Preparation of(R)—N—((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide

To a solution ofN-[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-2-methyl-propane-2-sulfinamide (4.71 g, 12.36 mmol, 1.0eq) and 5-bromo-4-methyl-thiazole (2.2 g, 12.36 mmol, 1.0 eq) in dioxane(8 mL) and water (2 mL) was added sodium bicarbonate (2.08 g, 24.72mmol, 2.0 eq) and[1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(ii) (904 mg,1.24 mmol, 0.1 eq). Then the mixture was purged with N₂ (3 times). Thenthe mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 5 hours. The mixture was dilutedwith water (20 mL), filtered, extracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL×3),washed with brine (30 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filteredand then concentrated. The residue was purified by column chromatographysilica (dichloromethane:methanol=100:1 to 10:1).N-[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-2-methyl-propane-2-sulfinamide(3.9 g, 11.06 mmol, 89% yield) was obtained as a light yellow oil.¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.69 (s, 1H), 7.34 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.03 (d,J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (s, 1H), 4.92 (m, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.58(d, J=5.6 Hz, 1H), 2.56 (s, 3H), 1.57 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.22 (s, 9H).

Step 6: Preparation of(S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-aminehydrochloride

To a solution ofN-[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-2-methyl-propane-2-sulfinamide(3.6 g, 10.21 mmol, 1.0 eq) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was addedhydrochloric/dioxane (4 M, 18.46 mL, 7.23 eq). Then the mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was concentrated.(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethanamine (3.8 g, HCl)was obtained as a yellow solid.

Step 7: Preparation of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethanamine (800 mg,2.25 mmol, 1.0 eq, HCl) in dimethyl formamide (10 mL) was addeddiisopropylethylamine (871 mg, 6.74 mmol, 1.17 mL, 3.0 eq). Then themixture was stirred at 20° C. for 10 minutes.(2S,4R)-1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-hydroxy-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid(519 mg, 2.25 mmol, 1.0 eq) and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (364 mg, 2.70mmol, 1.2 eq) was added into the mixture and stirred at 20° C. for 10minutes. Then 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimidehydrochloride (517 mg, 2.70 mmol, 1.2 eq) was added into the mixture andstirred at 20° C. for 40 minutes. The mixture was diluted with water (30mL), extracted with ethyl acetate (30 ml×3), washed with brine (30 mL),dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and then concentrated. Theresidue was purified by column chromatography silica(dichloromethane:methanol=100:1 to 20:1).tert-butyl(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(850 mg, 1.84 mmol, 82% yield) was obtained as a yellow solid. ¹H-NMR(400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.69 (s, 1H), 7.28 (s, 1H), 7.00 (dd, J=1.6, 7.6 Hz,1H), 6.93 (s, 1H), 5.34-5.21 (m, 1H), 4.59-4.26 (m, 2H), 3.91 (s, 3H),3.81-3.53 (m, 2H), 2.54 (s, 3H), 2.51-2.38 (m, 1H), 2.22-1.94 (m, 1H),1.57-1.18 (m, 13H).

Step 8: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidehydrochloride

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(850 mg, 1.84 mmol, 1.0 eq) in dichloromethane (10 mL) was addedhydrochloric acid (gas)/dioxane (4 M, 10 mL). Then the mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was concentrated.(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(700 mg, 1.76 mmol, 95% yield, HCl) was obtained as a yellow solid.

Exemplary Synthesis of tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-((5-((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)isoxazol-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamateand tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-((5-((R)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)isoxazol-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamateStep 1: Preparation of methyl3-methyl-2-(3-((2,2,5-trimethyl-4-oxo-3,8,11-trioxa-5-azatridecan-13-yl)oxy)isoxazol-5-yl)butanoate

To a solution of methyl 2-(3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)-3-methyl-butanoate(500 mg, 2.51 mmol, 1.0 eq) and2-[2-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate(1.05 g, 2.51 mmol, 1.0 eq) in dimethylformamide (10 mL) was addedpotassium carbonate (1.04 g, 7.53 mmol, 3.0 eq). Then the mixture wasstirred at 70° C. for 48 hours. The mixture was diluted with water (50mL), extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×3), washed with brine (50 mL),dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and then concentrated. Theresidue was purified by column chromatography silica (petroleumether:ethyl acetate=10:1 to 1:1). methyl2-[3-[2-[2-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoate (650 mg, 1.46 mmol, 58% yield) wasobtained as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 5.93 (s, 1H),4.44-4.37 (m, 2H), 3.88-3.83 (m, 2H), 3.74 (s, 3H), 3.72-3.60 (m, 6H),3.50 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 3.41 (br s, 2H), 2.92 (s, 3H), 2.37 (m, J=6.8,8.8 Hz, 1H), 1.47 (s, 9H), 1.01 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 0.93 (d, J=6.8 Hz,3H).

Step 2: Preparation of3-methyl-2-(3-((2,2,5-trimethyl-4-oxo-3,8,11-trioxa-5-azatridecan-13-yl)oxy)isoxazol-5-yl)butanoicacid

To a solution of methyl2-[3-[2-[2-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoate (630 mg, 1.42 mmol, 1.0eq) in methanol (4 mL) and water (2 mL) was added lithium hydroxidemonohydrate (594 mg, 14.17 mmol, 10.0 eq). Then the mixture was stirredat 20° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was quenched with aqueoushydrochloric (4M, 3 mL), extracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL×3), washedwith brine (20 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andthen concentrated.2-[3-[2-[2-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoicacid (600 mg, 1.39 mmol, 98% yield) was obtained as a yellow oil.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-((5-(1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)isoxazol-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate

To a solution of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(369 mg, 0.93 mmol, 1.0 eq, HCl) in dimethylformamide (5 mL) was addeddiisopropylethylamine (360 mg, 2.79 mmol, 3.0 eq). Then the mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 10 min.2-[3-[2-[2-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoicacid (400 mg, 0.93 mmol, 1.0 eq) and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (251 mg,1.86 mmol, 2.0 eq) were added into the mixture and stirred at 20° C. for10 minutes. Then 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimidehydrochloride (356 mg, 1.86 mmol, 2.0 eq) was added into the mixture andstirred at 20° C. for 40 minutes. The mixture was diluted with water (30mL), extracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL×2), washed with brine (30 mL),dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and then concentrated. Theresidue was purified by prep-thin layer chromatography(dichloromethane:methanol=10:1). tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[5-[1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2-methyl-propyl]isoxazol-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(490 mg, 0.63 mmol, 67% yield, 99% purity) was obtained as a whitesolid.

Step 4: Preparation of tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-((5-((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)isoxazol-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamateand tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-((5-((R)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)isoxazol-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate

Tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[5-[1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2-methyl-propyl]isoxazol-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(490 mg, 0.63 mmol, 1.0 eq) was separated by SFC. The organic layerswere concentrated. tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-((5-((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)isoxazol-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate(190 mg, 0.24 mmol, 95% yield, 98% purity) was obtained as a whitesolid. tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-((5-((R)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)isoxazol-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate(250 mg, 0.32 mmol, 84% yield, 99% purity) was obtained as a whitesolid.

Exemplary Synthesis of4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)naphthalen-2-ol Step 1:Preparation of4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)naphthalen-2-ol

To a solution of 4-bromonaphthalen-2-ol (220 mg, 0.99 mmol, 1 eq) and4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane(326 mg, 1.28 mmol, 1.3 eq) in dimethylformamide (20 mL) was added[1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II).dichloromethane(80 mg, 0.1 mmol, 0.1 eq) and potassium acetate (242 mg, 2.47 mmol, 2.5eq), and then the mixture was stirred at 90° C. under nitrogen for 5hours. The mixture was diluted with water (50 mL) and extracted withethyl acetate (50 mL), the organic phase was dried by anhydrous,filtered and the filtrate was condensed to give crude product. Thiscrude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (10-33.3%ethyl acetate in petroleum ether) to give the product 400 mg as a whitesolid, this product was further purified by prep-TLC (50% ethyl acetatein petroleum ether) to give4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)naphthalen-2-ol (180 mg,0.67 mmol, 67% yield) as a white solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.67(d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.72-7.66 (m, 2H), 7.46-7.35 (m, 2H), 7.28-7.27 (m,1H), 4.95 (s, 1H), 1.43 (s, 12H).

Exemplary Synthesis of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-2-(((R)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)oxy)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylateStep 1: Preparation of methyl (R)-2-(benzyloxy)propanoae

To solution of (2R)-2-benzyloxypropanoic acid (20.00 g, 110.99 mmol,1.00 eq) in methanol (150 mL) was cooled to 0° C., then sulfurousdichloride (39.61 g, 332.96 mmol, 24.2 mL, 3.00 eq) was added dropwise.The mixture was then stirred at 50° C. for 4 hours. The reaction mixtureconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue wasdiluted with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (200 mL), thenextracted with ethyl acetate (200 mL×2). The combined organic layerswere dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give the product, methyl(2R)-2-benzyloxypropanoate (21.96 g) as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:217.1 [M+23]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.40-7.27 (m, 5H), 4.70 (d,J=11.6 Hz, 1H), 4.46 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 1H), 4.08 (q, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 3.77(s, 3H), 1.45 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

Step 2: Preparation of (R)-2-(benzyloxy)propanal

A solution of methyl (2R)-2-benzyloxypropanoate (20.96 g, 107.92 mmol,1.00 eq) in dichloromethane (200 mL) was cooled to −78° C., thendiisobutylaluminum hydride (1 M, 110 mL, 1.00 eq) was added in dropwise.The mixture was then stirred at −78° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixturewas quenched with hydrochloric acid (1 M, 10 mL), filtered throughcelite. The filtrate was diluted with water (100 mL), then extractedwith dichloromethane (100 mL×2). The combined organic layers were driedover anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. Compound (2R)-2-benzyloxypropanal (15.70 g)was obtained as a colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 181.1 [M+17]⁺; ¹H-NMR(400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 9.68 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.42-7.33 (m, 5H), 4.68-4.60(m, 2H), 3.95-3.86 (m, 1H), 1.34 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

Step 3: Preparation of(R)-(((1,1-dimethoxypropan-2-yl)oxy)methyl)benzene

To a solution of (2R)-2-benzyloxypropanal (14.70 g, 89.52 mmol, 1 eq) intrimethoxymethane (71.15 g, 670.46 mmol, 73.5 mL, 7.49 eq) was added4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid; pyridine (450 mg, 1.79 mmol, 0.02 eq). Themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture wasdiluted with water (100 mL), then extracted with ethyl acetate (100mL×2). The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give aresidue. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=25/1 to 20/1) to give desired product.Compound [(1R)-2,2-dimethoxy-1-methyl-ethoxy]methylbenzene (16.70 g,79.42 mmol, 89% yield, 100% purity) was obtained as a colorless oil.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 233.1 [M+23]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.39-7.27 (m,5H), 4.68-4.61 (m, 2H), 4.22 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 3.62-3.53 (m, 1H), 3.44(d, J=4.0 Hz, 6H), 1.20 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 3H).

Step 4: Preparation of (R)-1,1-dimethoxypropan-2-ol

To a solution of [(1R)-2,2-dimethoxy-1-methyl-ethoxy]methylbenzene (9.00g, 42.80 mmol, 1.00 eq) in methanol (80 mL) was added palladium onactivated carbon (500 mg, 5% purity) and palladium hydroxide (500 mg, 5%purity) under nitrogen gas. The suspension was degassed under vacuum andpurged with hydrogen gas several times. The mixture was stirred underhydrogen gas (15 psi) at 60° C. for 8 hours. The reaction mixture wasfiltered through celite and concentrated under reduced pressure to givea residue. Compound (2R)-1,1-dimethoxypropan-2-ol (4.1 g) was obtainedas a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.08 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H),3.81-3.73 (m, 1H), 3.45 (d, J=4.0 Hz, 6H), 1.20 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 3H).

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl(R)-4-(7-bromo-6-chloro-2-((1,1-dimethoxypropan-2-yl)oxy)-8-fluoroquinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

Tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-2,6-dichloro-8-fluoro-quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(300 mg, 0.62 mmol, 1 eq), (2R)-1,1-dimethoxypropan-2-ol (150.13 mg,1.25 mmol, 2 eq), potassium carbonate (259 mg, 1.87 mmol, 3 eq) and1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (7 mg, 62.48 umol, 0.1 eq) were taken upinto a microwave tube in acetonitrile (10 mL). The sealed tube washeated at 100° C. for 2 hours under microwave. The reaction mixture wasfiltered and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum to get theresidue. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(0-15% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether) to get tert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-2-[(1R)-2,2-dimethoxy-1-methyl-ethoxy]-8-fluoro-quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(706 mg, 1.10 mmol, 22% yield, 87% purity) as a yellow solid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 565.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 6: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-2-(((R)-1,1-dimethoxypropan-2-yl)oxy)-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-2-[(1R)-2,2-dimethoxy-1-methyl-ethoxy]-8-fluoro-quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(608 mg, 1.08 mmol, 1 eq),4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)naphthalen-2-ol (379 mg,1.40 mmol, 1.3 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (15 mL) was added potassiumphosphate (1.5 M, 2.16 mL, 3 eq) and(2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl)[2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)]palladium(ii)methanesulfonate (91 mg, 0.11 mmol, 0.1 eq). The reaction mixture wasdegassed and charged with nitrogen for 3 times and then heated to 65° C.for 16 hours. Ethyl acetate (30 mL) was added and the mixture was washedwith water (30 mL). The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate andthen concentrated under vacuum to get the residue. The residue waspurified by flash silica gel chromatography (0-60% ethyl acetate inpetroleum ether) to get the crude product (600 mg). This crude productwas purified by semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC. The collectedfractions were concentrated under vacuum to remove most of theacetonitrile. The pH of the mixture was adjusted to 8 with saturatedaqueous sodium bicarbonate and then extracted with ethyl acetate (50mL×2). The combined organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and thenconcentrated under vacuum to get tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[(1R)-2,2-dimethoxy-1-methyl-ethoxy]-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(400 mg) as a light yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 627.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 7: Preparation of(2R)-2-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propanal

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[(1R)-2,2-dimethoxy-1-methyl-ethoxy]-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(400 mg, 0.64 mmol, 1 eq) in dioxane (20 mL) was added hydrochloric acid(12 M, 2.00 mL, 37.63 eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C.for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum to get(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropanal(330 mg, hydrochloride) as a light yellow gum. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 481.1[M+1]⁺.

Step 8: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-2-(((R)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)oxy)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

A mixture of(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropanal(330 mg, 0.64 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) and di-tert-butyl dicarbonate(278.41 mg, 1.28 mmol, 2 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) was cooled to 0°C. Then saturated aqueous sodium sulfate (322 mg, 3.83 mmol, 6 mL, 6 eq)was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. Ethylacetate (30 mL) and water (20 mL) were added and the mixture wasseparated. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and thenconcentrated under vacuum to get the residue. The residue was purifiedby silica gel column chromatography with dichloromethane (50 mL) thenethyl acetate (40 mL) to get tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-2-[(1R)-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethoxy]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(380 mg) as a light yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 581.2 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR(400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 9.71 (dd, J=1.8, 3.4 Hz, 1H), 7.80 (d, J=1.1 Hz, 1H),7.76 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.44 (dt, J=1.5, 7.3 Hz, 1H), 7.33-7.27 (m, 2H),7.27-7.22 (m, 1H), 7.10 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 6.32-5.88 (m, 1H), 5.30-5.22(m, 1H), 3.99-3.77 (m, 4H), 3.74-3.61 (m, 4H), 1.59-1.54 (m, 3H), 1.52(s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of tert-butyl4-(2-(tosyloxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate Step 1: Preparation of2-(benzyloxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

To a solution of 2-benzyloxyethanol (50 g, 328.54 mmol, 46.73 mL, 1 eq)and potassium hydroxide (22.12 g, 394.24 mmol, 1.2 eq) intetrahydrofuran (200 mL) was added toluenesulfonyl chloride (56.37 g,295.68 mmol, 0.9 eq). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour.Ethyl acetate (1000 mL) was added, then the reaction was filtered, thenthe filtrate was washed by brine (200 mL), dried with anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum. The residue was purifiedby flash silica gel chromatography (Petroleum ether:Ethyl acetate=5:1 to3:1). Compound 2-benzyloxyethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (75 g, 243.82mmol, 74% yield, 99% purity) was obtained as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.85-7.79 (m, 2H), 7.38-7.31 (m, 4H), 7.30-7.26 (m, 2H),7.31 (s, 1H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 4.26-4.19 (m, 2H), 3.73-3.65 (m, 2H),2.50-2.40 (m, 3H).

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(benzyloxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl 4-hydroxypiperidine-1-carboxylate (10.35 g,51.41 mmol, 1.05 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (150 mL) was added sodiumcyanide (2.15 g, 53.86 mmol, 60% purity, 1.1 eq) at 0° C. stirred at 0.5hour, 2-benzyloxyethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (15 g, 48.96 mmol, 1 eq)was added. The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. Ammoniumchloride solution (200 mL) was added, and then the aqueous phase wasextracted with ethyl acetate (200 mL*3). The combined organic phase waswashed with brine (100 mL*2), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and concentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by flashsilica gel chromatography (Petroleum ether:Ethyl acetate=10:1 to 4:1).Compound tert-butyl 4-(2-benzyloxyethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate (14.5g) was obtained as a colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 236.1 [M-100]⁺;¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.41-7.30 (m, 5H), 4.60 (s, 2H), 3.80 (br d,J=9.9 Hz, 2H), 3.71-3.62 (m, 4H), 3.55-3.46 (m, 1H), 3.08 (ddd, J=3.5,9.5, 13.3 Hz, 2H), 1.86 (br d, J=7.9 Hz, 2H), 1.60-1.50 (m, 2H), 1.47(s, 9H).

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-(2-benzyloxyethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate (5 g, 14.91 mmol, 1 eq) inmethanol (40 mL) was added palladium on activated carbon (0.5 g, 10%purity) under nitrogen. The suspension was degassed under vacuum andpurged with H₂ several times. The mixture was stirred under hydrogen (15psi) at 25° C. for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered andconcentrated under vacuum. Compound tert-butyl4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate (3 g, 12.23 mmol, 82% yield)was obtained as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 3.86-3.72 (m,4H), 3.66-3.58 (m, 2H), 3.56-3.45 (m, 1H), 3.16-3.07 (m, 2H), 2.15-2.05(m, 1H), 1.96-1.78 (m, 2H), 1.59-1.49 (m, 2H), 1.47 (s, 9H).

Step 4: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(tosyloxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of tert-butyl 4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate(7.4 g, 30.17 mmol, 1 eq) and triethylamine (9.16 g, 90.50 mmol, 12.60mL, 3 eq) in dichloromethane (70 mL) was added toluenesulfonyl chloride(8.63 g, 45.25 mmol, 1.5 eq) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 25° C.for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum. Theresidue was purified by flash silica gel chromatography (Petroleumether:Ethyl acetate=4:1 to 1:1). Compound tert-butyl4-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (8.7 g, 21.78mmol, 72% yield) as a yellow oil was obtained. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ7.80 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.34 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 4.18-4.13 (m, 2H),3.76-3.70 (m, 2H), 3.67-3.60 (m, 4H), 3.47-3.39 (m, 1H), 3.14-3.01 (m,2H), 2.46-2.43 (m, 3H), 1.90-1.78 (m, 2H), 1.45 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-(2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylateStep 1: Preparation of 2-(2-(2-(benzyloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate

To a solution of 2-[2-(2-benzyloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethanol (18.2 g, 75.74mmol, 1 eq) and potassium hydroxide (12.75 g, 227.22 mmol, 3 eq) intetrahydrofuran (100 mL) was stirred at 25° C. for 0.5 hour, thenp-toluenesulfonyl chloride (28.88 g, 151.48 mmol, 2 eq) was added andstirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was quenched by water(100 mL) at 25° C., and extracted with Ethyl acetate (200 mL*3). Thecombined organic layers were washed with brine (150 mL*2), dried oversodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to givea residue. The residue was purified by flash silica gel chromatography(0-10% ethyl aetate in petroleum ether). Compound2-[2-(2-benzyloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (20 g,50.70 mmol, 66.9% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil.

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-(2-(benzyloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of tert-butyl 4-hydroxypiperidine-1-carboxylate (8.42 g,41.83 mmol, 1.1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (150 mL) was added sodiumhydride (1.75 g, 43.73 mmol, 60% in mineral oil, 1.15 eq) at 0° C. Thenit was stirred at 25° C. for 0.5 hour. Then2-[2-(2-benzyloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (15 g,38.02 mmol, 1 eq) was added to the mixture. The mixture was stirred at25° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was quenched with saturated ammoniumchloride solution (350 mL). Then it was extracted with ethyl acetate(150 mL×3). The combined organic layer was washed with water (200 mL×2)and brine (200 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by gel silica chromatography (petroleum ether:ethylacetate=10:1 to 3:1). Compound tert-butyl4-[2-[2-(2-benzyloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (11.8g, 27.86 mmol, 73.27% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 324.1 [M-99]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.35-7.28 (m, 5H),4.57-4.56 (m, 2H), 3.84-3.75 (m, 2H), 3.69-3.63 (m, 12H), 3.50-3.45 (m,1H), 3.07-3.02 (m, 2H), 1.83-1.81 (m, 2H), 1.53-1.45 (m, 11H).

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of tert-butyl4-[2-[2-(2-benzyloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (11.8g, 27.86 mmol, 1 eq) in methanol (100 mL) was added palladium onactivated carbon catalyst (800 mg, 10% purity). The mixture was degassedand refilled with hydrogen for 3 times. Then it was stirred at 25° C.for 12 hours under hydrogen atmosphere (50 psi). The reaction mixturewas warmed to 60° C. The mixture was stirred at 60° C. for another 12hours under hydrogen atmosphere (50 psi). The mixture was filtered. Thefiltrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give the product,tert-butyl4-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (9 g) asa colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 3.82-3.60 (m, 14H), 3.50-3.47(m, 1H), 3.06-3.02 (m, 2H), 1.85-1.82 (m, 2H), 1.53-1.44 (m, 11H).

Step 4: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-(2-(tosyloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of tert-butyl4-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (7 g,20.99 mmol, 1 eq) and potassium hydroxide (1.53 g, 27.29 mmol, 1.3 eq)in tetrahydrofuran (70 mL) was added p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (4.80 g,25.19 mmol, 1.2 eq). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. Themixture was diluted with ice water (100 mL). Then it was extracted withethyl acetate (100 mL×3). The combined organic layer was washed withbrine (150 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by silica gel chromatography (petroleum ether:ethylacetate=10:1 to 1:2). Compound tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(7.5 g, 15.38 mmol, 73.26% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil.¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.78 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.33 (d, J=8.4 Hz,2H), 4.14 (t, J=4.8 Hz, 2H), 3.82-3.75 (m, 2H), 3.69-3.66 (m, 2H),3.59-3.57 (m, 8H), 3.45-3.35 (m, 1H), 3.05-3.00 (m, 2H), 2.43 (s, 3H),1.81-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.50-1.44 (m, 11H).

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-(2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(3.5 g, 7.18 mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (30 mL) was added(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)potassium (1.60 g, 8.61 mmol, 1.2 eq). Themixture was stirred at 80° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was diluted withwater (100 mL). Then it was extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×3). Thecombined organic layer was washed with water (80 mL×2) and brine (80mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was purified bygel silica chromatography (petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=3:1 to 1:1).Compound tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(2.31 g, 4.99 mmol, 69% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 363.1 [M−100]⁺.

Exemplary Synthesis of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-(tosyloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate Step 1:Preparation of 2-(2-(benzyloxy)ethoxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

To a solution of 2-(2-benzyloxyethoxy)ethanol (50 g, 254.79 mmol, 1 eq)and potassium hydroxide (17.15 g, 305.74 mmol, 1.2 eq) intetrahydrofuran (200 mL) was added paratoluensulfonyl chloride (48.57 g,254.79 mmol, 1 eq). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour.Ice-water (500 mL) and ethyl acetate (500 mL) was added, the aqueousphase was extracted with ethyl acetate (300 mL*3). The combined organicphase was washed with brine (200 mL), dried with anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum. The residue was purifiedby flash silica gel chromatography (Petroleum ether:Ethyl acetate=5:1 to3:1). Compound 2-(2-benzyloxyethoxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (70g, 199.76 mmol, 78% yield) was obtained as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.85-7.75 (m, 2H), 7.38-7.28 (m, 7H), 4.54 (s, 2H),4.23-4.13 (m, 2H), 3.72-3.69 (m, 2H), 3.64-3.60 (m, 2H), 3.59-3.55 (m,2H), 2.44 (s, 3H).

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-(benzyloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of tert-butyl 4-hydroxypiperidine-1-carboxylate (12.27 g,60.97 mmol, 1.07 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (200 mL) was added sodiumhydride (2.55 g, 63.75 mmol, 60% purity, 1.12 eq) at 0° C. stirred for0.5 hour. Then 2-(2-benzyloxyethoxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (20g, 57.07 mmol, 1 eq) was added, the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1hour. Ammonium chloride solution (200 mL) was added, then the aqueousphase was extracted with ethyl acetate (200 mL*3). The combined organicphase was washed with brine (100 mL*2), dried with anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum. The residue was purifiedby flash silica gel chromatography (Petroleum ether:Ethyl acetate=5:1 to3:1). Compound tert-butyl4-[2-(2-benzyloxyethoxy)ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (16.2 g) as ayellow oil was obtained. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.38-7.33 (m, 4H),7.32-7.28 (m, 1H), 4.58 (s, 2H), 4.15-4.08 (m, 1H), 3.77 (d, J=13.0 Hz,2H), 3.72-3.66 (m, 2H), 3.66-3.63 (m, 5H), 3.61-3.42 (m, 1H), 3.05 (ddd,J=3.4, 9.5, 13.3 Hz, 2H), 1.83 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 1.52 (tdd, J=4.5, 8.7,13.0 Hz, 2H), 1.46 (s, 9H).

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[2-(2-benzyloxyethoxy)ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (16.2 g, 42.69mmol, 1 eq) in methanol (100 mL) was added palladium on carbon (1.5 g,42.69 mmol, 4.27 mL, 10% purity, 1 eq) under nitrogen. The suspensionwas degassed under vacuum and purged with hydrogen several times. Themixture was stirred under hydrogen (50 psi) at 25° C. for 60 hours. Thereaction mixture was filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure togive a residue. Compound tert-butyl4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (6.7 g, 23.15mmol, 54% yield) was obtained as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ3.79-3.71 (m, 2H), 3.70-3.61 (m, 7H), 3.59-3.55 (m, 3H), 3.21-3.06 (m,2H), 1.91-1.81 (m, 2H), 1.51-1.42 (m, 12H).

Step 4: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-(tosyloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (6.5 g, 22.46mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (65 mL) was added triethylamine (6.82 g,67.39 mmol, 9.38 mL, 3 eq), then p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (6.42 g,33.69 mmol, 1.5 eq) was added to the mixture, the mixture was stirred at25° C. for 16 hours. The reaction was concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. The residue was purified by flash silica gelchromatography (0-25% Ethyl acetate/Petroleum ether). tert-butyl4-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (7.4g, 16.68 mmol, 74% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.81-7.76 (m, 2H), 7.46-7.41 (m, 2H), 4.81 (s, 3H),3.74-3.64 (m, 4H), 3.58-3.49 (m, 6H), 3.11 (t, J=9.6 Hz, 2H), 2.47-2.45(m, 1H), 1.86-1.76 (m, 2H), 1.46 (s, 9H), 1.48-1.37 (m, 2H).

Exemplary Synthesis ofN-(1,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-6-(3-propoxyphenoxy)-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-5-yl)-4-hydroxy-N-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)benzenesulfonamideStep 1: Preparation of sodium 4-(benzyloxy)benzenesulfonate

To a solution of 4-hydroxybenzenesulfonic acid (17.50 g, 100.47 mmol, 1eq) inpropan-2-ol (280 mL) was added (bromomethyl)benzene (36.86 g,215.54 mmol, 25.6 mL, 2.15 eq), sodium hydroxide (2 M, 100 mL, 1.99 eq)and dropwise (bromomethyl)benzene (36.86 g, 215.54 mmol, 25.6 mL, 2.15eq). The mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 20 hours. The mixture wasconcentrated to give solid, the solid were washed with water (50 mL),filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give the product(4-benzyloxyphenyl)sulfonyloxysodium (19.00 g, 66.37 mmol, 66% yield) asa white solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 7.52 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H),7.46-7.32 (m, 5H), 6.94 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 5.12 (s, 2H).

Step 2: Preparation of 4-(benzyloxy)benzenesulfonyl chloride

To a solution of (4-benzyloxyphenyl)sulfonyloxysodium (19.00 g, 66.37mmol, 1.00 eq) in sulfurous dichloride (80 mL) was addedN,N-dimethylformamide (475 mg, 6.50 mmol, 0.5 mL, 0.98 eq). The mixturewas stirred at 70° C. for 4 hour. The mixture was concentrated to give acrude product, and this material was dissolved with ethyl acetate (50mL) and washed by water (150 mL) followed by three washes with saturatedsodium bicaarbonate and brine, filtered and the filtrate was condensedto give a white solid. Compound 4-benzyloxybenzenesulfonyl chloride(16.50 g, 58.36 mmol, 88% yield) was obtained as a white solid. ¹H-NMR(400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.00 (dd, J=2.0, 6.8 Hz, 2H), 7.46-7.40 (m, 5H), 7.15(dd, J=2.0, 6.8 Hz, 2H), 5.21 (s, 2H).

Step 3: Preparation of4-(benzyloxy)-N-(1,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-6-(3-propoxyphenoxy)-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-5-yl)benzenesulfonamide

To a solution of5-amino-1,3-dimethyl-6-(3-propoxyphenoxy)benzimidazol-2-one (3.00 g,9.16 mmol, 1.00 eq) and triethylamine (1.39 g, 13.75 mmol, 2.0 mL, 1.50eq) in dichloromethane (30 mL) was added dropwise a solution of4-benzyloxybenzenesulfonyl chloride (2.60 g, 9.16 mmol, 1.00 eq) indichloromethane (10 mL) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for12 hours. The mixture was added water (20 mL), then extracted with ethylacetate (50 mL×3), the organic layers were washed with salt water, thendried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. The residue was purified by prep-HPLC. Thecompound 4-benzyloxy-N-[1,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-6-(3-propoxyphenoxy)benzimidazol-5-yl]benzenesulfonamide (2.30 g, 4.01 mmol, 44% yield) wasobtained as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 574.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of4-(benzyloxy)-N-(1,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-6-(3-propoxyphenoxy)-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-5-yl)-N-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)benzenesulfonamide

To a solution of 4-benzyloxy-N-[1,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-6-(3-propoxyphenoxy)benzimidazol-5-yl]benzenesulfonamide (2.30 g, 4.01 mmol, 1.00 eq) intetrahydrofuran (30 mL) was added sodium hydride (208 mg, 5.21 mmol, 60%purity, 1.30 eq) at 0° C. for 30 minutes, then the trimethylsilyiethoxymethyl chloride (870 mg, 5.21 mmol, 1.30 eq) was added dropwise.The reaction was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. The mixture was addedwater (50 mL), then extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×3), the organiclayers were washed with water, then dried over sodium sulfate, filteredand concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residuewas purified by silica gel (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate, 10/1-1/1).The compound4-benzyloxy-N-[1,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-6-(3-propoxyphenoxy)benzimidazol-5-yl]-N-(2-trimethylsilylethoxymethyl)benzenesulfonamide(2.70 g, 3.84 mmol, 96% yield) was obtained as a yellow solid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 704.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation ofN-(1,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-6-(3-propoxyphenoxy)-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-5-yl)-4-hydroxy-N-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)benzenesulfonamide

A mixture of4-benzyloxy-N-[1,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-6-(3-propoxyphenoxy)benzimidazol-5-yl]-N-(2-trimethylsilylethoxymethyl)benzenesulfonamide(2.70 g, 3.84 mmol, 1.00 eq), Palladium on activated carbon (3.84 mmol,10% purity, 1.00 eq) in methanol (30 mL) was degassed and purged withnitrogen gas for 3 times, and then the mixture was stirred at 25° C. forunder hydrogen gas atmosphere for 3 hours. The mixture was filteredthrough a celite pad, and the filtrate was concentrated to give theproduct. The compound N-[1,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-6-(3-propoxyphenoxy)benzimidazol-5-yl]-4-hydroxy-N-(2-trimethylsilylethoxymethyl)benzenesulfonamide(2.30 g, 3.75 mmol, 98% yield) was obtained as white solid. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 636.3 [M+23]⁺.

Exemplary Synthesis of tert-butyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)methyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylateand tert-butyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)methyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylateStep 1: Preparation of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)-4-hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (25 g,115.07 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (400 mL) was added triethylamine(23.29 g, 230.14 mmol, 32.03 mL, 2 eq) and N,N-dimethylpyridin-4-amine(1.41 g, 11.51 mmol, 0.1 eq), and then tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride(18.21 g, 120.82 mmol, 1.05 eq) was added at 0° C., the mixture wasstirred at 25° C. for 48 hours. Evaporate the solution on a water bathunder reduced pressure using a rotary evaporator. This crude product waspurified by silica gel column chromatography (EA:PE=0:1 to 1:5) to givecompound tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-[[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxymethyl]-4-hydroxy-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(40 g) as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 4.45 (s, 1H),4.00-3.91 (m, 1H), 3.56-3.53 (m, 2H), 3.40 (s, 2H), 2.23-2.15 (m, 2H),2.00-1.90 (m, 1H), 1.45 (s, 9H), 0.89 (s, 9H), 0.01 (s, 6H).

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)-4-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-[[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxymethyl]-4-hydroxy-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(40 g, 120.66 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (500 mL) was added sodiumhydride (7.24 g, 180.98 mmol, 60% in mineral oil, 1.5 eq) at 0° C. Thereaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. Then2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (45.71g, 132.72 mmol, 1.1 eq) was added and the reaction mixture was stirredat 25° C. for another 12 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched bysaturated aqueous ammonium chloride (200 mL), then extracted by ethylacetate (100 mL×3). The organic layers were combined and evaporatedunder vacuum to get the residue. The residue was purified through silicagel column chromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=1/0 to 2/1) toget the product. Tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-[[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxymeth-yl]-4-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(40.8 g, 83.79 mmol, 68% yield) was obtained as a light yellow oil.¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.65-4.64 (m, 1H), 3.90-3.85 (m, 4H),3.70-3.39 (m, 12H), 2.23-2.13 (m, 1H), 2.10-1.92 (m, 1H), 1.91-1.49 (m,6H), 1.45 (s, 9H), 0.88 (s, 9H), 0.03 (s, 6H).

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-[[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxymethyl]-4-[2-(2-tetrahydr-opyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(10.8 g, 21.44 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (125 mL) was addedtetrabutylammonium fluoride (1 M, 23.6 mL, 1.1 eq) at 25° C. The mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. The solvent was removed under vacuumto get the residue. The residue was purified through silica gel columnchromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=10/1 to 1/1). The producttert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(6.35 g, 16.30 mmol, 76% yield) was obtained as a light yellow oil.

Step 4: Preparation of((2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidin-2-yl)methanol

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethox-y)ethoxy]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(20 g, 51.35 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (350 mL) was added lithiumaluminum hydride (4.87 g, 128.38 mmol, 2.5 eq) at 25° C. The mixture wasstirred at 60° C. for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched bywater (10 mL) before celite (20 g) was added. The mixture was filteredand the filtrate was collected, then evaporated under vacuum to get[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol(14 g) as a light yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.64-4.63 (m,1H), 4.01-3.97 (m, 1H), 3.87-3.85 (m, 2H), 3.70-3.46 (m, 9H), 3.40-3.38(m, 2H), 2.63-2.61 (m, 1H), 2.40-2.36 (m, 1H), 2.33 (s, 3H), 2.13-2.02(m, 1H), 1.88-1.43 (m, 8H).

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl4-((S)-4-((benzyloxy)carbonyl)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-2-(((2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-5,8-dihydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7(6H)-carboxylate

To a solution of[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol(6.22 g, 20.49 mmol, 1.2 eq) and tert-butyl4-[(3S)-4-benzyloxycarbonyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-2-chloro-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate(9 g, 17.08 mmol, 1 eq) in dioxane (180 mL) was addedmethanesulfonato(2-dicyclohexyl-phosphino-2′,6′-di-i-propoxy-1,1′-biphenyl)(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)palladium(II)(1.43 g, 1.71 mmol, 0.1 eq) and cesium carbonate (16.69 g, 51.23 mmol, 3eq) under nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 6hours under nitrogen. The solvent was removed under vacuum to get thecrude product. The crude product was purified by silica gel columnchromatography (Ethyl acetate) to get the product. The producttert-butyl4-[(3S)-4-benzyloxycarbonyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-2-[[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate(7.4 g, 6.63 mmol, 39% yield, 71% purity) was obtained as a brown solid.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 794.5 [M+1]⁺.

Step 6: Preparation of benzyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[(3S)-4-benzyloxycarbonyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-2-[[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate(7 g, 8.82 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (100 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (25.13 g, 220.42 mmol, 16.3 mL, 25 eq). The mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched bysaturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (100 mL), then extractedby dichloromethane (30 mL×3). The combined organic layers wereevaporated under vacuum to remove the solvent to get the crude product.The crude product was purified by Prep-HPLC. The product benzyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-5,6,7,8-tetrahy-dropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(2.76 g, 4.13 mmol, 47% yield, 91% purity) was obtained as a lightyellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 610.4 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ7.40-7.37 (m, 5H), 5.19 (s, 2H), 4.65 (s, 1H), 4.37 (dd, J=11.2 Hz,J=4.4 Hz, 1H), 4.18-2.58 (m, 26H), 2.46 (s, 3H), 2.38 (dd, J=9.6 Hz,J=6.0 Hz, 1H), 2.01-1.95 (m, 3H).

Step 7: Preparation of benzyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of benzyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(2.2 g, 3.61 mmol, 1 eq) and 1-bromonaphthalene (1.34 g, 6.49 mmol, 0.9mL, 1.8 eq) in dioxane (50 mL) was addedmethanesulfonato(2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,6′-di-i-propoxy-1,1′-biphenyl)(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)palladium(II)(301.8 mg, 0.36 mmol, 0.1 eq) and cesium carbonate (3.53 g, 10.82 mmol,3 eq) in nitrogen. The mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 12 hours innitrogen. The reaction mixture was quenched by water (50 mL) andextracted by ethyl acetate (40 mL×3). The organic layers were combinedand evaporated under vacuum to get the residue. The residue was purifiedthrough silica gel column chromatography (Dichloromethane/Methanol=10/1)to get the product. The product benzyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(1.15 g, 1.39 mmol, 38% yield, 89% purity) was obtained as a yellow oil.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 736.3 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.22-8.20 (m,1H), 7.87-7.85 (m, 1H), 7.62 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.51-7.36 (m, 8H), 7.15(d, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 5.21 (s, 2H), 4.70 (s, 1H), 4.38-4.10 (m, 8H),3.76-3.31 (m, 14H), 3.10-2.72 (m, 6H), 2.47 (s, 3H), 2.39-2.35 (m, 1H),2.14-2.08 (m, 1H), 2.03-1.96 (m, 1H).

Step 8: Preparation of2-((S)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-2-yl)acetonitrile

To a solution of benzyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(1.38 g, 1.88 mmol, 1 eq) and ammonium hydroxide (1.82 g, 12.98 mmol, 2mL, 25% purity, 6.92 eq) in methanol (60 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (3 mL)was added palladium on activated carbon catalyst (200 mg, 10% purity).The mixture was degassed and charged with hydrogen, then stirred at 25°C. with hydrogen (15 psi) for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was addedtetrahydrofuran (40 mL) and filtered. The organic solvent was removedunder vacuum to get2-[(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-2-yl]acetonitrile(1.1 g) as a light yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 602.3 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR(400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.23-8.21 (m, 1H), 7.87-7.85 (m, 1H), 7.62 (d, J=8.4Hz, 1H), 7.51-7.49 (m, 2H), 7.43 (t, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.15-7.13 (m, 1H),4.41-4.39 (m, 1H), 4.26 (s, 2H), 4.22 (dd, J=11.2 Hz, J=6.4 Hz, 1H),4.03 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 1H), 3.76-3.72 (m, 3H),3.67-3.54 (m, 6H), 3.45-2.85 (m, 12H), 2.57-2.55 (m, 2H), 2.47 (s, 3H),2.39 (dd, J=9.6 Hz, J=6.0 Hz, 1H), 2.11-1.84 (m, 2H).

Step 9: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of2-[(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-2-yl]acetonitrile(800 mg, 1.33 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (30 mL) and water (30 mL)was added sodium bicarbonate (223.4 mg, 2.66 mmol, 0.1 mL, 2 eq) anddi-tert-butyl dicarbonate (1.45 g, 6.65 mmol, 1.5 mL, 5 eq). The mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 6 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched byadding water (20 mL), then extracted by ethyl acetate (30 mL×3). Theorganic phase was washed with brine (30 mL×2), evaporated under vacuumto get the crude product. The crude product was purified through silicagel column chromatography (Dichloromethane/Methanol=10/1). The producttert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyano-methyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(670 mg, 0.95 mmol, 72% yield) was obtained as a light yellow solid.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 702.4 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.23-8.20 (m,1H), 7.87-7.85 (m, 1H), 7.62 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.51-7.49 (m, 2H), 7.43(t, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.15-7.14 (m, 1H), 4.63 (s, 1H), 4.41-4.39 (m, 1H),4.26-4.22 (m, 3H), 4.12 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 1H), 3.75-3.31 (m, 14H),3.10-2.76 (m, 6H), 2.48 (s, 3H), 2.40 (dd, J=9.6 Hz, J=6.0 Hz, 1H),2.37-2.05 (m, 2H), 1.52 (s, 9H).

Step 10: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-(2-(2-(tosyloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(300 mg, 0.43 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was addedtriethylamine (129.8 mg, 1.28 mmol, 0.2 mL, 3 eq), p-toluenesulfonylchloride (163 mg, 0.85 mmol, 2 eq) and dimethylaminopyridine (10.4 mg,0.09 mmol, 0.2 eq). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. Thesolvent was removed under vacuum to get a residue. The residue waspurified by prep-TLC (silicon dioxide, Dichloromethane/Methanol=10/1).The product tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(233 mg, 0.27 mmol, 64% yield) was obtained as a light yellow solid.¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.22-8.20 (m, 1H), 7.87-7.85 (m, 1H),7.81-7.75 (m, 2H), 7.62 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.51-7.49 (m, 2H), 7.43 (t,J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.35 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.15-7.12 (m, 1H), 4.63 (s, 1H),4.43-4.39 (m, 1H), 4.27-3.93 (m, 8H), 3.72-3.27 (m, 12H), 3.07-2.75 (m,6H), 2.49 (s, 3H), 2.45 (s, 3H), 2.41-2.36 (m, 1H), 2.09-1.98 (m, 2H),1.52 (s, 9H).

Step 11: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)methyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylateand tert-butyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)methyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-(p-tolyl-sulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(250 mg, 0.29 mmol, 1 eq) and(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[[2-hydroxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(152.9 mg, 0.31 mmol, 1.05 eq) in acetonitrile (8 mL) was added cesiumcarbonate (190.3 mg, 0.58 mmol, 2 eq). The mixture was stirred at 80° C.for 14 hours. The mixture was extracted by ethyl acetate (30 mL×3) afterwater (30 mL) was added. The combined organic phases were evaporatedunder vacuum to get a residue. The residue was purified by Prep-TLC(silicon dioxide, Dichloromethane/Methanol=10/1). The product containingthe two isomers (255 mg) was obtained as a yellow solid. Then theproduct was further purified through SFC. The product tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]methyl]-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(80 mg, 0.06 mmol, 21% yield, 92% purity) was obtained as a yellow oil.The product tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]methyl]-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(120 mg, 0.096 mmol, 33% yield, 95% purity) was obtained as a lightyellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1182.7 [M+1]⁺.

Exemplary Synthesis of tert-butyl(S)-4-(4-((benzyloxy)carbonyl)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-2-chloro-5,8-dihydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7(6H)-carboxylateStep 1: Preparation of 1-benzyl 4-(tert-butyl)(R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperazine-1,4-dicarboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl(3R)-3-(hydroxymethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (5.00 g, 23.12 mmol, 1.00eq) in ethyl acetate (50 mL) and water (50 mL) was added sodiumbicarbonate (5.83 g, 69.00 mmol, 3.00 eq) in one portion, then benzylcarbonochloridate (5.94 g, 35.00 mmol, 1.51 eq) was added to thesolution slowly with stirring at 0° C. for 30 minutes. The resultedsolution was stirred at 10° C. for 5 hours. The organic layer wasseparated from the reaction solution, and washed with water (10 mL). Theaqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL). The organiclayer was collected and combined, washed with water (30 mL×3) brine (30mL), dried over sodium sulfate, concentrated under reduced pressure togive a yellow liquid. The yellow liquid was purified by silica gelcolumn chromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=3/1 to 1/1) toobtained compound O1-benzyl-O4-tert-butyl(2R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperazine-1,4-dicarboxylate (8.00 g, 22.83 mmol,99% yield) as colorless liquid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.33-7.24 (m,5H), 5.08 (s, 2H), 4.18 (br s, 1H), 3.87 (br s, 2H), 3.57 (br s, 2H),3.12-2.78 (m, 2H), 1.97 (s, 2H), 1.60-1.57 (m, 1H), 1.40 (s, 9H).

Step 2: Preparation of 1-benzyl 4-(tert-butyl)(R)-2-(((methylsulfonyl)oxy)methyl)piperazine-1,4-dicarboxylate

To a solution of O1-benzyl-O4-tert-butyl(2R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperazine-1,4-dicarboxylate (6.31 g, 18.01 mmol,1.00 eq) in dichloromethane (100 mL) was added triethylamine (5.47 g,54.00 mmol, 3.00 eq) in one portion. Then methylsulfonyl chloride (3.09g, 27.00 mmol, 1.50 eq) was added to the solution. The resulted solutionwas stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. The solution was concentrated underreduced pressure to give a compound O1-benzyl 04-tert-butyl(2R)-2-(methylsulfonyloxymethyl)piperazine-1,4-dicarboxylate (6.66 g) asyellow liquid.

Step 3: Preparation of 1-benzyl 4-(tert-butyl)(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1,4-dicarboxylate

To a solution of O1-benzyl-O4-tert-butyl(2R)-2-(methylsulfonyloxymethyl)piperazine-1,4-dicarboxylate (2.45 g,5.72 mmol, 1.00 eq) in N,N-dimethylacetamide (10 mL) was addedcyanosodium (560 mg, 11.00 mmol, 2.00 eq) in one portion. The solutionwas stirred at 55° C. for 24 hours. The solution was poured into ethylacetate (200 mL), the solution was washed with water (50 mL×2). Theorganic layer was separated and collected, washed with brine (50 mL),concentrated under reduced pressure to give a yellow liquid. The yellowliquid was purified by column chromatography (silicon dioxide, Petroleumether/Ethyl acetate=10/1 to 4/1) to give compoundO1-benzyl-O4-tert-butyl (2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1,4-dicarboxylate(1.00 g, 2.00 mmol, 40% yield) was obtained as colorless liquid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 304.1 [M-55]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.39 (s, 5H), 5.19(s, 2H), 4.58 (br s, 1H), 4.15-3.86 (m, 3H), 3.24-2.48 (m, 5H), 1.51 (s,9H).

Step 4: Preparation of benzyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of O1-benzyl-O4-tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1,4-dicarboxylate (900 mg, 2.50 mmol,1.00 eq) in dichloromethane (10 mL) was added trifluoroacetic acid (3.08g, 27.00 mmol, 10.79 eq) slowly. The solution was stirred at 10° C. for2 hours. The solution was concentrated under reduced pressure to givebenzyl (2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (911 mg, 2.44 mmol,97% yield, trifluoroacetic acid salt) as yellow liquid.

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-4-(4-((benzyloxy)carbonyl)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-2-chloro-5,8-dihydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7(6H)-carboxylate

To a solution of benzyl (2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(646 mg, 2.49 mmol, 1.00 eq, trifluoroacetic acid salt) andDiisopropylethylamine (1.29 g, 9.96 mmol, 4.00 eq) in dimethylsulfoxide(20 mL) was added tert-butyl2,4-dichloro-5,6-dihydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7(8H)-carboxylate (758mg, 2.49 mmol, 1.00 eq) in one portion. The resulted solution wasstirred at 50° C. for 9 hours. The reaction solution was diluted withethyl acetate (200 mL) and water (100 mL). The organic layer wasseparated and collected, washed with water (50 mL×2) and brine (50 mL),dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated under reduced pressureto give a yellow liquid. The yellow liquid was purified by columnchromatography (silicon dioxide, Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=10/1 to1/1) to obtained tert-butyl 4-[(3S)-4-benzyloxycarbonyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-2-chloro-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate(1.10 g, 2.09 mmol, 84% yield) as yellow liquid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 527.1[M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.46-7.32 (m, 5H), 5.26-5.14 (m, 2H),4.67 (d, J=17.6 Hz, 2H), 4.51-4.42 (m, 1H), 4.21-4.05 (m, 2H), 3.93-3.75(m, 2H), 3.40 (d, J=10.8 Hz, 2H), 3.12 (dt, J=3.2, 12.4 Hz, 1H),2.97-2.51 (m, 3H), 1.61 (s, 2H), 1.50 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of tert-butyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-(tosyloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylateStep 1: Preparation of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)-4-(2-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-[[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxymethyl]-4-hydroxy-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(15 g, 45.25 mmol, 1.1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (30 mL) was added sodiumhydride (3.29 g, 82.37 mmol, 60% purity, 2 eq) at 25° C. stirred for 1h, then 2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (15.98 g, 41.13 mmol, 1 eq) was added, themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. The residue was poured intoice-water (100 mL) and stirred for 0.5 minutes. The aqueous phase wasextracted with ethyl acetate (70 mL×3). The combined organic phase waswashed with brine (50 mL), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filteredand concentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (Petroleum ether:Ethyl acetate=5:1 to 2:1). Compoundtert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-[[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxymethyl]-4-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(18.2 g, 33.22 mmol, 81% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR(400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.63 (t, J=3.4 Hz, 1H), 4.51-4.14 (m, 1H), 4.03-3.78(m, 4H), 3.69-3.66 (m, 6H), 3.65-3.55 (m, 6H), 3.54-3.47 (m, 2H),3.44-3.38 (m, 1H), 2.27-2.13 (m, 1H), 2.00-1.78 (m, 2H), 1.77-1.65 (m,2H), 1.60 (br d, J=8.2 Hz, 2H), 1.45 (br s, 9H), 1.22-1.17 (m, 1H), 0.87(s, 9H), 0.02 (br s, 6H).

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-(2-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-[[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxymethyl]-4-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(18.2 g, 33.22 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (80 mL) was addedtetrabutylammonium (1 M, 33.22 mL, 1 eq) at 20° C. The reaction mixturewas stirred at 20° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentratedunder vacuum to get the residue. The residue was purified by silica gelcolumn chromatography (Petroleum ether:Ethyl acetate=5:1 to 1:1) to gettert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(9 g, 20.76 mmol, 62% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ4.66-4.62 (m, 1H), 4.39 (br s, 1H), 4.03 (br s, 1H), 3.92-3.82 (m, 2H),3.75-3.70 (m, 1H), 3.70-3.68 (m, 2H), 3.67 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 4H), 3.64-3.61(m, 2H), 3.60-3.54 (m, 4H), 3.54-3.44 (m, 2H), 3.44-3.37 (m, 1H),2.20-2.10 (m, 1H), 1.89-1.79 (m, 1H), 1.78-1.66 (m, 2H), 1.64-1.57 (m,2H), 1.53 (br d, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 1.47 (s, 1H).

Step 3: Preparation of((2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidin-2-yl)methanol

To a mixture of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(9 g, 20.76 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (150 mL) was added lithiumaluminium hydride (3.94 g, 103.80 mmol, 5 eq), then the reaction mixturewas stirred at 70° C. for 12 hours. The mixture was cooled to 25° C.Tetrahydrofuran (200 mL) was added, water (5 mL) was added slowly, thenthe mixture was filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The crudeproduct was purified by silica gel chromatography (Petroleum ether:Ethylacetate=3:1 to 0:1), then (Tetrahydrofuran:Methanol=10:1) with 0.1%ammonium hydroxide to get[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol(5.2 g, 14.97 mmol, 72% yield) as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 4.67-4.60 (m, 1H), 4.42-4.34 (m, 1H), 4.04-3.96 (m, 1H),3.91-3.74 (m, 2H), 3.72-3.64 (m, 7H), 3.64-3.54 (m, 4H), 3.54-3.47 (m,1H), 3.43-3.36 (m, 2H), 2.77-2.61 (m, 1H), 2.42-2.36 (m, 2H), 2.35-2.32(m, 3H), 2.29-2.05 (m, 2H), 1.94-1.67 (m, 4H), 1.65-1.55 (m, 2H).

Step 4: Preparation of tert-butyl4-((S)-4-((benzyloxy)carbonyl)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-2-(((2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-5,8-dihydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7(6H)-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[(3S)-4-benzyloxycarbonyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-2-chloro-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate(1.7 g, 3.23 mmol, 1 eq) and[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol(1.40 g, 4.03 mmol, 1.25 eq) in dioxane (20 mL) was addedMethanesulfonato(2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2,6-di-i-propoxy-1,1-biphenyl)(2-amino-1,1-biphenyl-2-yl)palladium(ii)(270 mg, 0.32 mmol, 0.1 eq) and cesium carbonate (3.15 g, 9.68 mmol, 3eq), the mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 2 hours under nitrogen. Water(100 mL) was added. The aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate(150 mL×3). The combined organic phase was washed with brine (50 mL),dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated invacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (Petroleumether:Ethyl acetate=4:1 to 0:1), and then purified by silica gelchromatography (Dichloromethane:Methanol=10:1) to get the product.Compound tert-butyl4-[(3S)-4-benzyloxycarbonyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-2-[[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate(2.3 g) was obtained as a brown oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 838.6 [M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of benzyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of tert-butyl4-[(3S)-4-benzyloxycarbonyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-2-[[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate(2.5 g, 2.98 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (3.08 g, 27.01 mmol, 2 mL, 9.05 eq), then thereaction mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 5 hours. The residue waspoured into saturated potassium carbonate solution and stirred for 0.5minutes. Then lithium hydrate was added to adjust pH to 12 stirred for20 minutes, then the aqueous phase was extracted with dichloromethaneand methanol (10:1, 50 mL×3), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and concentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified bysemi-preparative reverse phase HPLC to get compound benzyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(1.3 g, 1.99 mmol, 67% yield) as a brown oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 676.3[M+23]⁺.

Step 6: Preparation of benzyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of benzyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(1 g, 1.53 mmol, 1 eq) and 1-bromonaphthalene (633 mg, 3.06 mmol, 0.4mL, 2 eq) in dioxane (10 mL) was addedMethanesulfonato(2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2,6-di-i-propoxy-1,1-biphenyl)(2-amino-1,1-biphenyl-2-yl)palladium(ii)(128 mg, 0.15 mmol, 0.1 eq) and cesium carbonate (1.50 g, 4.59 mmol, 3eq), the mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 8 hours under nitrogen. Water(10 mL) was added. The aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate(15 mL×3). The combined organic phase was washed with brine (10 mL),dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated invacuum. The residue was purified by flash silica gel chromatography(Dichloromethane:Methanol=50:1 to 10:1) to getbenzyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(310 mg, 0.40 mmol, 26% yield) as a brown solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 780.5[M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.24-8.15 (m, 1H), 7.90-7.82 (m, 1H),7.61 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.54-7.46 (m, 2H), 7.46-7.33 (m, 6H), 7.14 (d,J=7.4 Hz, 1H), 5.21 (s, 2H), 4.70 (br s, 1H), 4.39 (br s, 1H), 4.34-4.24(m, 2H), 4.23-4.15 (m, 2H), 4.06 (br s, 1H), 3.95 (br d, J=11.5 Hz, 1H),3.76-3.72 (m, 2H), 3.70-3.54 (m, 10H), 3.51-3.41 (m, 2H), 3.32 (br d,J=11.9 Hz, 3H), 3.10-3.01 (m, 1H), 3.00-2.79 (m, 4H), 2.79-2.72 (m, 1H),2.48 (br s, 3H), 2.39 (br s, 1H), 2.09 (br dd, J=4.3, 7.5 Hz, 1H),2.02-1.97 (m, 1H), 1.86 (td, J=3.3, 6.6 Hz, 2H), 0.92-0.75 (m, 1H).

Step 7: Preparation of2-((S)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-2-yl)acetonitrile

To a solution of benzyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(310 mg, 0.40 mmol, 1 eq) in methanol (10 mL) was added palladium/carbon(30 mg, 10% purity) and ammonium hydroxide (273 mg, 2.34 mmol, 0.3 mL,30% purity, 5.88 eq) under nitrogen. The suspension was degassed undervacuum and purged with hydrogen several times. The mixture was stirredunder hydrogen (15 psi) at 20° C. for 5 hours. The mixture wasconcentrated under vacuum. Compound2-[(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-2-yl]acetonitrile(180 mg, 0.26 mmol, 67% yield, 95% purity) was obtained as a yellowsolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 646.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 8: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of2-[(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-2-yl]acetonitrile(150 mg, 0.23 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (3 mL) was addeddi-tert-butyl dicarbonate (507 mg, 2.32 mmol, 0.5 mL, 10 eq) andtriethylamine (71 mg, 0.70 mmol, 0.1 mL, 3 eq), the reaction mixture wasstirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. The mixture was filtered, andconcentrated under vacuum. The reaction mixture was purified by prep-TLC(Dichloromethane:Methanol=10:1). Compound tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(130 mg, 0.16 mmol, 71% yield, 95% purity) was obtained as a yellow oil.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 746.3 [M+1]⁺.

Step 9: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-(tosyloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution oftert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(130 mg, 0.17 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was addedtriethylamine (53 mg, 0.52 mmol, 3 eq) and paratoluensulfonyl chloride(66 mg, 0.35 mmol, 2 eq) and dimethylaminopyridine (4 mg, 0.034 mmol,0.2 eq), the reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. Themixture was filtered, and concentrated under vacuum. The reactionmixture was purified by prep-TLC (Dichloromethane:Methanol=10:1).Compound tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(100 mg, 0.11 mmol, 61% yield, 95% purity) was obtained as a yellow oil.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 900.4 [M+1]⁺.

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-18-(tert-butyl)-16-oxo-5,8,11,14-tetraoxa-2,17-diazanonadecan-19-oyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamideStep 1: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-16-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-17,17-dimethyl-14-oxo-3,6,9,12-tetraoxa-15-azaoctadecyl)(methyl)carbamate

A mixture of2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]aceticacid (450 mg, 1.23 mmol, 1.00 eq),(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(592 mg, 1.23 mmol, 1.00 eq, hydrochloride), hydroxybenzotriazole (199mg, 1.48 mmol, 1.20 eq), 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimidehydrochloride (283 mg, 1.48 mmol, 1.20 eq) in dichloromethane (10 mL)and diisopropylethylamine (318 mg, 2.46 mmol, 430 uL, 2.00 eq) wasdegassed and purged with nitrogen for 3 times, and then the mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 12 hours under nitrogen atmosphere. The reactionmixture was diluted with water (30 mL), adjust to pH=2 with hydrochloricacid (1 M), then extracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL×2). The combinedorganic layers were washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution(50 mL×1), dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated underreduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was purified by silicagel column chromatography (100-90% ethyl acetate in methanol) to givecompoundtert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(650 mg, 0.82 mmol, 67% yield) as a colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:792.5 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.68 (s, 1H), 7.53-7.29 (m, 6H),5.17-4.99 (m, 1H), 4.77 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.58-4.47 (m, 2H), 4.25-3.96(m, 3H), 3.79-3.50 (m, 16H), 3.44-3.32 (m, 2H), 2.91 (s, 3H), 2.65-2.50(m, 4H), 2.14-2.01 (m, 1H), 1.52-1.42 (m, 12H), 1.08 (s, 9H).

Step 2: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-18-(tert-butyl)-16-oxo-5,8,11,14-tetraoxa-2,17-diazanonadecan-19-oyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamido

To a solution of tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(650 mg, 0.82 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (4 mL) was addedhydrochloric acid in dioxane (4 M, 3 mL). The mixture was stirred at 20°C. for 0.5 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure to give compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(600 mg, hydrochloride) as a green oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 692.2 [M+1]⁺.

Exemplary Synthesis of tert-butyl(R)-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamateStep 1: Preparation of tert-butyl(R)-(1-(4-bromophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)carbamate

To a solution of (2R)-2-amino-2-(4-bromophenyl)ethanol (5 g, 19.80 mmol,1 eq, hydrochloride) and triethylamine (6.01 g, 59.40 mmol, 8.27 mL, 3eq) in dichloromethane (80 mL) was added di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (4.66g, 21.35 mmol, 4.91 mL, 1.08 eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at20° C. for 16 hours. The reaction solution was washed with water (100mL), dried over sodium sulfate and then concentrated under vacuum to gettert-butyl N-[(1R)-1-(4-bromophenyl)-2-hydroxy-ethyl]carbamate (6.07 g,18.85 mmol, 95% yield, 98% purity) as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:338.1 [M+23]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.50 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.24(d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 4.79 (t, J=5.6 Hz, 1H), 4.48 (br s, 1H), 3.47 (br dd,J=6.0, 10.4 Hz, 2H), 1.36 (s, 9H).

Step 2: Preparation of ethyl(R)-2-(2-(4-bromophenyl)-2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)ethoxy)acetate

To a solution of tert-butylN-[(1R)-1-(4-bromophenyl)-2-hydroxy-ethyl]carbamate (4 g, 12.65 mmol, 1eq) and diacetoxyrhodium (279 mg, 1.27 mmol, 0.1 eq) in dichloromethane(150 mL) was added ethyl 2-diazoacetate (5.41 g, 37.95 mmol, 4.97 mL, 3eq) dropwise at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 16hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum to get theresidue. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(0-10% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether) to get ethyl2-[(2R)-2-(4-bromophenyl)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)ethoxy]acetate(5.1 g) was obtained as a white solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ7.48-7.43 (m, 2H), 7.24 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 5.79 (br s, 1H), 4.87-4.62(m, 1H), 4.25-4.24 (m, 2H), 4.06 (d, J=1.2 Hz, 2H), 3.80-3.73 (m, 1H),3.69 (br d, J=4.8 Hz, 1H), 1.50-1.36 (m, 9H), 1.30-1.26 (m, 3H).

Step 3: Preparation of ethyl(R)-2-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-2-(4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl)ethoxy)acetate

To a solution of ethyl2-[(2R)-2-(4-bromophenyl)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)ethoxy]acetate (3g, 7.46 mmol, 1 eq) and4,4,4′,4′,5,5,5′,5′-octamethyl-2,2′-bi(1,3,2-dioxaborolane) (2.27 g,8.95 mmol, 1.2 eq) in dioxane (45 mL) was added dioxane (45 mL)[1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(ii) (436 mg,0.60 mmol, 0.08 eq) and potassium acetate (1.46 g, 14.92 mmol, 2 eq).The reaction mixture was degassed and purged with nitrogen for 3 times,and then the mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 16 hours. The reactionmixture was concentrated under vacuum to get the residue. The residuewas purified by silica column chromatography (0-30% ethyl acetate inpetroleum ether) to get ethyl2-[(2R)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-2-[4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl]ethoxy]acetate(3.35 g) as a yellow oil.

Step 4: Preparation of ethyl(R)-2-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-2-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethoxy)acetate

To a solution of ethyl2-[(2R)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-2-[4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl]ethoxy]acetate(3.35 g, 7.46 mmol, 1 eq) and 5-bromo-4-methyl-thiazole (2.65 g, 14.91mmol, 2 eq) in dioxane (60 mL) was added[1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(ii) (545 mg,0.75 mmol, 0.1 eq), potassium carbonate (2.06 g, 14.91 mmol, 2 eq) andwater (12 mL). The reaction mixture was degassed and purged withnitrogen for 3 times, and then the mixture was stirred at 85° C. for 6hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum to remove mostof the solvents. Then water (40 mL) was added and the mixture wasextracted with ethyl acetate (40 mL×2). The organic layer was dried oversodium sulfate and then concentrated under vacuum to get the residue.This residue was purified by silica gel flash chromatography (0-100%ethyl acetate in petroleum ether) to get ethyl2-[(2R)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-2-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethoxy]acetate(1.6 g, 3.80 mmol, 51% yield) as a light yellow gum. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 8.70 (s, 1H), 7.42 (s, 4H), 5.86 (br s, 1H), 4.86 (br s, 1H),4.25 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 4.10 (s, 2H), 3.88-3.71 (m, 2H), 2.55 (s, 3H),1.45 (br s, 9H), 1.31 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl(R)-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamate

To a suspension of lithium aluminium hydride (131 mg, 3.45 mmol, 1 eq)in tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) was added a solution of ethyl2-[(2R)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-2-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethoxy]acetate(1.45 g, 3.45 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) at −5° C. Thereaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour. Then lithium aluminiumhydride (131 mg, 3.45 mmol, 1 eq) was added and the reaction mixture wasstirred at 0° C. for another 1 hour. Water (20 mL) was added and themixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL). The organic layer wasdried over sodium sulfate and then concentrated under vacuum to get theresidue. The residue was purified by silica gel flash chromatography(0-200% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether) to get tert-butylN-[(1R)-2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamate(780 mg, 2.06 mmol, 59% yield as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 8.68 (s, 1H), 7.48-7.35 (m, 4H), 5.33 (br d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H),4.90 (br s, 1H), 3.81-3.76 (m, 1H), 3.76-3.68 (m, 3H), 3.67-3.61 (m,1H), 3.60-3.53 (m, 1H), 2.54 (s, 3H), 2.16-1.93 (m, 1H), 1.44 (br s,9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-(3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylicacid Step 1: Preparation of 2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)acetic acid

To a solution of 3,5-dimethylisoxazole (15 g, 154.46 mmol, 15 mL, 1 eq)in tetrahydrofuran (150 mL) was added n-butyllithium (2.5 M, 77 mL, 1.25eq) dropwise at −78° C. under nitrogen, the mixture was stirred at −55°C. for 30 minutes, and then carbon dioxide was bubbled into the mixturefor 30 minutes, the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. Themixture was quenched by saturated ammonium chloride solution (50 mL) themixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL). The aqueous phase wasadjusted with aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (2 M) until pH=2, themixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL, three times), theorganic phase was dried by anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and thefiltrate was concentrated to give 2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)acetic acid(10 g, 70.86 mmol, 46% yield) as a brown solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ 12.74 (br s, 1H), 6.24 (s, 1H), 3.83 (s, 2H), 2.20 (s, 3H).

Step 2: Preparation of methyl 2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)acetate

To a solution of 2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)acetic acid (10 g, 70.86 mmol,1 eq) in methanol (100 mL) was added thionyl chloride (12.65 g, 106.29mmol, 7.71 mL, 1.5 eq) at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred at 50° C.for 4 hours. The mixture was concentrated to give crude product. Thiscrude product was diluted with ethyl acetate (200 mL) and washed bywater (200 mL), and then saturated sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution(50 mL) and then brine (50 mL), the organic phase was dried byanhydrous, filtered and the filtrate was condensed to give methyl2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)acetate (10 g, 64.45 mmol, 91% yield) as abrown oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 6.11 (s, 1H), 3.80 (s, 2H), 3.76(s, 3H), 2.30 (s, 3H).

Step 3: Preparation of methyl3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoate

To a solution of methyl 2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)acetate (10 g, 64.45mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (100 mL) was added sodium hydride (3.87g, 96.68 mmol, 60% purity, 1.5 eq) at 0° C. and then 2-iodopropane(13.15 g, 77.34 mmol, 7.74 mL, 1.2 eq) was added at 0° C., the mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. Additional 2-iodopropane (2.55 g,15.00 mmol, 1.5 mL) was added, the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 10hours. The mixture was quenched by aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (1M, 300 mL) and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (200 mL,three times), the organic phase was dried by anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and the filtrate was concentrated to give methyl3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoate (13 g) as a brown oil.

Step 4: Preparation of 3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoic acid

To a solution of methyl 3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoate(12.7 g, 64.39 mmol, 1 eq) in methanol (90 mL) and water (60 mL) wasadded sodium hydroxide (12.88 g, 321.96 mmol, 5 eq), the mixture wasstirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was concentrated to giveremoved methanol, and then the residue was diluted with water (200 mL)and extracted with ethyl acetate (200 mL), the aqueous phase wasadjusted by aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (2 M) until pH=3, andthen the mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (200 mL, threetimes), the organic phase was dried by anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and the filtrate was concentrated to give crude product as abrown oil, this material was purified by flash prep-HPLC, the fractionof acetonitrile was removed and the residue was extracted withdichloromethane (300 mL×5), the organic phase was dried by anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered and the filtrate was concentrated to giveproduct 3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoic acid (7.5 g, 40.94mmol, 63% yield) as white solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 6.26 (s,1H), 3.58 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 2.33-2.23 (m, 1H), 2.21 (s, 3H), 0.95 (d,J=6.7 Hz, 3H), 0.82 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

Step 5: Preparation of methyl(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-(3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate

To a solution of methyl (2S,4R)-4-hydroxypyrrolidine-2-carboxylate (1.19g, 6.55 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride),3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoic acid (1.2 g, 6.55 mmol, 1 eq)and triethylamine (1.99 g, 19.65 mmol, 2.74 mL, 3 eq) inN,N-dimethylformamide (20 mL) was addedo-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-n,n,n′,n′-tetramethyluroniumhexafluorophosphate (2.74 g, 7.21 mmol, 1.1 eq). The reaction mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 40 minutes. The reaction mixture was dissolvedin ethyl acetate (50 mL) and then washed with brine (50 mL). The organiclayer was dried over sodium sulfate and then concentrated under vacuumto get the residue (3 g). The residue was purified by prep-HPLC to getmethyl(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate(1.64 g, 5.28 mmol, 80% yield) as light brown gum. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:311.1 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 6.20-6.04 (m, 1H), 4.68-4.50(m, 2H), 3.89 (dd, J=4.3, 10.8 Hz, 1H), 3.78-3.69 (m, 3H), 3.69-3.57 (m,2H), 2.47-2.34 (m, 1H), 2.28 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 4H), 2.12-2.09 (m, 1H),1.12-0.95 (m, 3H), 0.89 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

Step 6: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-(3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylicacid

To a solution of methyl(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate(1.2 g, 3.87 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (12 mL) was added water (12mL) and lithium hydroxide monohydrate (487 mg, 11.60 mmol, 3 eq). Thereaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. The pH of themixture was adjusted to 2 with 1 N hydrochloric acid. The mixture wasextracted with ethyl acetate (40 mL×2). The organic layer was dried oversodium sulfate and then concentrated under vacuum to get(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxylicacid (1.02 g, 3.44 mmol, 89.02% yield) as a colorless gum. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 297.1 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 6.23-6.14 (m, 1H),4.57-4.39 (m, 2H), 3.90-3.67 (m, 2H), 3.66-3.57 (m, 1H), 2.50-2.32 (m,1H), 2.31-2.21 (m, 4H), 2.13-2.02 (m, 1H), 1.12-0.96 (m, 3H), 0.91-0.78(m, 3H).

Exemplary Synthesis of tert-butyl((R)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)-3-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)-1-oxo-5,8,11-trioxa-2-azatridecan-13-yl)(methyl)carbamateand tert-butyl((3R)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-(3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)-3-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)-1-oxo-5,8,11-trioxa-2-azatridecan-13-yl)(methyl)carbamateStep 1: Preparation of 2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate

To a solution of 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (1 g,3.84 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (10 mL) was added3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran (496 mg, 5.76 mmol, 1.5 eq) and p-toluenesulfonicacid (33 mg, 0.19 mmol, 0.05 eq). The reaction solution was stirred at20° C. for 2 hours. Triethylamine (0.1 mL) was added and the reactionmixture was concentrated under vacuum to get the residue. This residuewas purified by silica gel flash chromatography (0-25% ethyl acetate inpetroleum ether) to get the product.2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (1.15g, 3.34 mmol, 86.91% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 7.81 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.35 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H),4.62-4.58 (m, 1H), 4.20-4.16 (m, 2H), 3.90-3.77 (m, 2H), 3.74-3.69 (m,2H), 3.64-3.59 (m, 2H), 3.57-3.46 (m, 2H), 2.46 (s, 3H), 1.88-1.77 (m,1H), 1.75-1.67 (m, 1H), 1.57-1.48 (m, 4H).

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl((1R)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)-2-(2-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)carbamate

To a solution of tert-butylN-[(1R)-2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamate(430 mg, 1.14 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (4 mL) was added sodiumhydrogen (91 mg, 2.28 mmol, 60% purity, 2 eq) at 0° C. The reactionmixture was stirred at 20° C. for 0.5 hour. Then a solution of2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (393mg, 1.14 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (6 mL) was added and thereaction mixture was stirred at 55° C. for 12 hours. The mixture wasquenched by water (30 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL, threetimes), the organic phase was dried by anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and the filtrate was concentrated to give crude product. Thiscrude product was purified by prep-TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1)to give product, tert-butylN-[(1R)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]-2-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]carbamate(85 mg, 0.12 mmol, 10.8% yield, 79.4% purity) as a brown oil.

Step 3: Preparation of(R)-2-(2-(2-(2-amino-2-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethan-1-ol

To a solution of tert-butylN-[(1R)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]-2-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]carbamate(84 mg, 0.15 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was addedhydrochloric acid/methanol (4 M, 0.5 mL, 13.11 eq) at 20° C. Thereaction mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 3 hours. The reaction mixturewas concentrated under vacuum. Compound2-[2-[2-[(2R)-2-amino-2-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol(61 mg, 0.15 mmol, 99.3% yield, hydrochloride) was obtained as a yellowoil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 367.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N—((R)-2-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)-1-(3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of2-[2-[2-[(2R)-2-amino-2-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol(98 mg, 0.24 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride),(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxylicacid (76 mg, 0.26 mmol, 1.05 eq), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (43 mg, 0.32mmol, 1.3 eq) and N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethylcarbodiimidehydrochloride (61 mg, 0.32 mmol, 1.3 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (2 mL)was added diisopropylethylamine (94 mg, 0.73 mmol, 3 eq). The reactionmixture was stirred at 20° C. for 15 hours. The mixture was diluted withwater (30 mL) and extracted with dichloromethane (30 mL, twice), theorganic phase was dried by anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and thefiltrate was concentrated to give crude product. This crude product waspurified by prep-TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1) to give product.(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1R)-2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidetotally 180 mg was obtained as a pale yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 645.1[M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of(3R)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-(3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)-3-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)-1-oxo-5,8,11-trioxa-2-azatridecan-13-yl4-methylbenzenesulfonate

To a solution of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1R)-2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(100 mg, 0.11 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (3 mL) was addedtriethylamine (22 mg, 0.21 mmol, 2 eq), dimethylaminopyridine (1.31 mg,10.70 umol, 0.1 eq), and then 4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonyl chloride (41mg, 0.21 mmol, 2 eq), the mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 10 hours.The mixture was concentrated to give crude product. This crude productwas purified by prep-TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1) to giveproduct. Compound2-[2-[2-[(2R)-2-[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-2-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (40 mg, 0.04 mmol, 40.2% yield, 85.9% purity)was obtained as a brown oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 799.0 [M+1]⁺.

Step 6: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-(3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)-N—((R)-13-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)-5,8,11-trioxa-2-azatridecan-13-yl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of2-[2-[2-[(2R)-2-[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-2-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (100 mg, 0.13 mmol, 1 eq) inmethylamine/ethanol (4 mL, 30% purity), the mixture was stirred at 50°C. for 3 hours. The mixture was concentrated to give product(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1R)-2-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(90 mg) as a pale yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 658.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 7: Preparation of tert-butyl((3R)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-(3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)-3-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)-1-oxo-5,8,11-trioxa-2-azatridecan-13-yl)(methyl)carbamate

To a solution of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1R)-2-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(82 mg, 0.12 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (3 mL) was addedtriethylamine (38 mg, 0.37 mmol, 3 eq) and di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (54mg, 0.25 mmol, 57 uL, 2 eq) was added, the mixture was stirred at 20° C.for 5 hours. The mixture was concentrated to give a crude product. Thiscrude product was purified by prep-TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1)to give tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[(2R)-2-[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-2-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(75 mg, 98.95 umol, 79.4% yield) as a pale yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:780.1 [M+23]⁺.

Step 8: Preparation of tert-butyl((R)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)-3-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)-1-oxo-5,8,11-trioxa-2-azatridecan-13-yl)(methyl)carbamateand tert-butyl((3R)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-(3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)-3-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)-1-oxo-5,8,11-trioxa-2-azatridecan-13-yl)(methyl)carbamate

Tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[(2R)-2-[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-2-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(75 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1 eq) was purified by SFC. Compound tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[(2R)-2-[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-2-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(30 mg, 35.50 umol, 35.9% yield, 89.7% purity) and tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[(2R)-2-[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-2-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(28 mg, 34.36 umol, 34.7% yield, 93% purity) were obtained as colorlessoils.

Exemplary Synthesis of3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N-methylpropanamide(Exemplary Compound 13) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate

To a stirred solution of2,2,5-trimethyl-4-oxo-3,8,11-trioxa-5-azatridecan-13-yl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (370 mg, 0.73 mmol),2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-5-hydroxyisoindoline-1,3-dione (200 mg, 0.73mmol) and potassium carbonate (200 mg, 1.5 mmol) inN,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred at 60°C. overnight. The reaction mixture was portioned between water (20 mL)and ethyl acetate (15 mL). The organic layer was collected, washed withwater (20 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentratedunder reduced pressure to afford a crude residue which was purified bypre-TLC (eluted with 8% methanol in dichloromethane) to affordtert-butyl(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate(180 mg, 47%). LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 520.5 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ1.45 (s, 9H), 2.13-2.17 (m, 1H), 2.73-2.93 (m, 6H), 3.40 (s, 2H),3.60-3.65 (m, 4H), 3.71-3.73 (m, 2H), 3.91 (t, J=4.4 Hz, 2H), 4.25 (t,J=3.6 Hz, 3H), 4.96 (dd, J=5.2 Hz, J=12.0 Hz, 1H), 7.23 (dd, J=2.0 Hz,J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.36 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.78 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.09 (s,1H).

Step 2: Preparation of2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-5-(2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)isoindoline-1,3-dionehydrochloride

A solution oftert-butyl(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate(90 mg, 0.17 mmol) in 4M hydrogen chloride in dioxane (3 mL) was stirredat room temperature for 1 hour. The volatiles were removed under reducedpressure to give2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-5-(2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)isoindoline-1,3-dionehydrochloride as HCl salt.

Step 3: Preparation of3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N-methylpropanamide

To a stirred solution of2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-5-(2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)isoindoline-1,3-dionehydrochloride (0.17 mmol),3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid (50 mg, 0.09 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (5 mL) was addedN-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (36 mg, 0.28 mmol) and(2-(7-Aza-1H-benzotriazole-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluroniumhexafluorophosphate) (71 mg, 0.19 mmol) at 0° C. The resulting mixturewas stirred at room temperature for 24 hours. The reaction mixture waspartitioned between ethyl acetate (20 ml) and water (20 ml). The organiclayer was collected, washed with water (20 mL), dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford acrude residue which was purified by pre-TLC to afford3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N-methylpropanamide(50 mg, 57%) as white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 941.0 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 2.01-2.07 (m, 4H), 2.54-2.75 (m, 4H), 2.87-2.99 (m, 4H),3.47-3.77 (m, 16H), 4.18-4.28 (m, 6H), 5.09-5.14 (m, 1H), 7.07-7.08 (m,1H), 7.22-7.27 (m, 2H), 7.32-7.36 (m, 2H), 7.43-7.48 (m, 2H), 7.80-7.84(m, 2H), 8.04-8.09 (m, 2H), 11.12 (s, 1H).

Exemplary Synthesis of3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N-methylpropanamide(Exemplary Compound 111) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-4-yl)amino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate

To a solution of2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-4-fluoro-isoindoline-1,3-dione (151 mg, 0.55mmol, 1.2 eq) and tert-butylN-[2-[2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate (120 mg, 0.46mmol, 1 eq) in dimethylsulfoxide (5 mL) was addedN,N-diisopropylethylamine (77 mg, 0.60 mmol, 0.1 mL, 1.3 eq). Themixture was stirred at 80° C. for 12 hours. The mixture was diluted withwater (20 mL) and the aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (20mL×3). The combined organic phase was washed with brine (20 mL), driedwith anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum. Theresidue was purified by prep-TLC (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=1/1) togive tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(100 mg, 0.19 mmol, 40% yield, 96% purity) as a yellow solid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 541.1 [M+23]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-4-((2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)amino)isoindoline-1,3-dione

Hydrochloride in dioxane solution (4 M, 10 mL, 207.42 eq) was added totert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(100 mg, 0.19 mmol, 1 eq) and the mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 12h. The mixture was concentrated in vacuum to give2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-4-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethylamino]isoindoline-1,3-dione(110 mg, hydrochloride) as a colorless oil.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl4-((75)-6-chloro-2-((3-((2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-4-yl)amino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylale

To the mixture of2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-4-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethylamino]isoindoline-1,3-dione(120 mg, 0.22 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) and3-[[4-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (127 mg, 0.22 mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (5 mL) was added1-hydroxybenzotriazole (60 mg, 0.45 mmol, 2 eq),N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (86 mg, 0.45mmol, 2 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (145 mg, 1.13 mmol, 0.20 mL, 5eq). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. The mixture wasdiluted with water (20 mL), extracted with ethyl acetate (20 mL×3). Thecombined organic layer was washed with water (30 mL×2), and brine (30mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was purified byprep-Thin-layer chromatography (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1) to obtaintert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(150 mg, 0.15 mmol, 69% yield) as a light yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:964.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of3-(((S)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-4-yl)amino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N-methylpropanamide

To the mixture of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(150 mg, 0.15 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (4 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (1 mL). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1hour. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]-N-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-propanamide(150 mg, trifluoroacetate) as a green oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 864.3[M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of3-(((S)-4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-4-yl)amino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N-methylpropanamide

To the mixture of3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]-N-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-propanamide(75 mg, 0.08 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) and 2,6-lutidine (82 mg, 0.77mmol, 0.09 mL, 10 eq) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was added prop-2-enoylchloride (7 mg, 0.08 mmol, 0.006 mL, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) at−78° C. The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 30 minutes under nitrogenatmosphere. The mixture was quenched with water (20 mL). Then it wasextracted with dichloromethane (20 mL×2). The combined organic layer waswashed with water (20 mL×2) and brine (20 mL×2), dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to givea residue. The residue was purified by semi-preparative reverse phaseHPLC.3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]-N-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-propanamide(36.9 mg, 0.04 mmol, 51% yield, 99% purity) was obtained as a yellowsolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 918.3 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 11.09(s, 1H), 10.47 (s, 1H), 8.10-8.00 (m, 1H), 7.94-7.77 (m, 1H), 7.55-7.51(m, 1H), 7.39-7.37 (m, 1H), 7.11-7.00 (m, 2H), 6.87-6.74 (m, 3H),6.59-6.56 (m, 1H), 6.18 (d, J=16.8 Hz, 1H), 5.75 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 5.04(dd, J=4.8, 13.2 Hz, 1H), 4.25-4.13 (m, 3H), 3.85-3.68 (m, 17H),2.95-2.84 (m, 4H), 2.70-2.59 (m, 6H), 2.02-1.99 (m, 1H).

Exemplary Synthesis of3-(((R)-4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-4-yl)amino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N-methylpropanamide(Exemplary Compound 112) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl4-((7R)-6-chloro-2-((3-((2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-4-yl)amino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-4-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethylamino]isoindoline-1,3-dione(120 mg, 0.22 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) and3-[[4-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (127 mg, 0.22 mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (5 mL) was added1-hydroxybenzotriazole (60 mg, 0.45 mmol, 2 eq),N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (86 mg, 0.45mmol, 2 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (145 mg, 1.13 mmol, 0.2 mL, 5eq). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 4 hours. The mixture wasdiluted with water (20 mL). Then it was extracted with ethyl acetate (20mL×3). The combined organic layer was washed with water (30 mL×2) andbrine (30 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by prep-Thin-layer chromatography(dichloromethane:methanol=10:1). tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(160 mg, 0.16 mmol, 73% yield) was obtained as a light yellow oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 964.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of3-(((R)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-4-yl)amino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N-methylpropanamide

To the mixture of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(160 mg, 0.16 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (4 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (1 mL). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1hour. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]-N-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-propanamide(160 mg, trifluoroacetate) as a green oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 864.3[M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of3-(((R)-4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-4-yl)amino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N-methylpropanamide

To the mixture of3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]-N-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-propanamide(80 mg, 0.08 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) and 2,6-lutidine (87 mg, 0.81mmol, 0.09 mL, 10 eq) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was added prop-2-enoylchloride (7 mg, 0.08 mmol, 0.006 mL, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) at−78° C. The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 30 minutes under nitrogenatmosphere. The mixture was quenched with water (20 mL). Then it wasextracted with dichloromethane (20 mL×2). The combined organic layer waswashed with water (20 mL×2) and brine (20 mL×2), dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to givea residue. The residue was purified by semi-preparative reverse phaseHPLC.3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]-N-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-propanamide(45.3 mg, 0.04 mmol, 59% yield, 99% purity) was obtained as a yellowsolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 918.3 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 11.09(s, 1H), 10.49 (s, 1H), 8.02-8.00 (m, 1H), 7.95-7.80 (m, 1H), 7.55-7.51(m, 1H), 7.40-7.38 (m, 1H), 7.12-7.01 (m, 2H), 6.88-6.74 (m, 3H),6.55-6.50 (m, 1H), 6.18 (d, J=16.8 Hz, 1H), 5.75 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 5.04(dd, J=4.8, 13.6 Hz, 1H), 4.20-4.11 (m, 3H), 3.86-3.68 (m, 17H),2.95-2.84 (m, 4H), 2.71-2.55 (m, 6H), 2.02-2.00 (m, 1H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(E)-5-(2-(2-((5-(4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-5-oxopent-3-en-1-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione(Exemplary Compound 169) Step 1: Preparation of2-(2-(3-(benzyloxy)propoxy)ethoxy)ethan-1-ol

To a solution of 2,2′-oxydiethanol (8 g, 74.9 mmol) in dryN,N-dimethylformamide (20 ml) was added sodium hydride (60% in mineraloil) (1.5 g, 37.4 mmol) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 1hour. Then 3-(benzyloxy)propyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (4 g, 12.5 mmol)was added at 50° C. and the mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 12 hours.The mixture was cooled to room temperature and partitioned with ethylacetate (100 ml) and water (200 ml). The organic layer was collected,washed with brine (50 ml), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a crude residue which waspurified by silica gel flash chromatography (eluted with 33-50% ethylacetate in hexane to 2% methanol in dichloromethane) toafford2-(2-(3-(benzyloxy)propoxy)ethoxy)ethanol (1.94 g, 61%) as yellowoil.

Step 2: Preparation of2-(2-(2-(3-(benzyloxy)propoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)tetrahydro-2H-pyran

A mixture of 2-(2-(3-(benzyloxy)propoxy)ethoxy)ethanol (1.94 g, 7.63mmol), 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran (1.28 g, 15.25 mmol), pyridin-1-ium4-methylbenzenesulfonate (960 mg, 3.81 mmol) andN,N-dimethylpyridin-4-amine (93 mg, 0.76 mmol) in dichloromethane (20ml) was stirred at refluxed for 5 hours. The mixture was concentratedand the residue was partitioned with water (30 ml) and ethyl acetate (20ml). The organic layer was collected, washed with brine (20 ml), driedover anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressureto give a crude residue which was purified by silica gel flashchromatography (eluted with 18-25% ethyl acetate in hexane) toafford2-(2-(2-(3-(benzyloxy)propoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)tetrahydro-2H-pyran(2.4 g, 88%) as colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.48-1.64 (m,4H), 1.68-1.75 (m, 1H), 1.79-1.85 (m, 1H), 1.87-1.93 (m, 2H), 3.47-3.53(m, 1H), 3.55-3.69 (m, 11H), 3.84-3.90 (m, 2H), 4.50 (s, 2H), 4.63 (t,J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 7.27-7.36 (m, 5H).

Step 3: Preparation of3-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)propan-1-ol

A mixture of2-(2-(2-(3-(benzyloxy)propoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)tetrahydro-2H-pyran (2.4 g,7.09 mmol) and Palladium on carbon (10%, 240 mg) in methanol (30 ml) wasstirred at room temperature for 1 hour under hydrogen atmosphere(hydrogen balloon). Palladium on carbon was removed through filtrationand washed with methanol (10 ml). The combined filtrate was concentratedunder reduced pressure toafford3-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)propan-1-ol(1.53 g, 92%) as grey oil.

Step 4: Preparation of3-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)propanal

A mixture of3-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)propan-1-ol (1.53g, 6.16 mmol) and Dess-Martin periodinane (5.2 g, 12.32 mmol) indichloromethane (15 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. Themixture was concentrated and the residue was washed with hexane (10 ml).The mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated under reducedpressure toafford3-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)propanal (1.3g, 85%) as colorless oil.

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl(E)-5-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pent-2-enoate

A mixture of3-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)propanal (600 mg,2.44 mmol) and tert-butyl 2-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)acetate (918 mg,2.44 mmol) in dichloromethane (6 ml) was stirred at room temperature for2 hours. The mixture was concentrated and the residue was purified bysilica gel flash chromatography (eluted with 13-20% ethyl acetate inhexane) to afford(E)-tert-butyl5-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pent-2-enoate (420mg, 50%) as colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.48 (s, 9H),1.50-1.62 (m, 4H), 1.69-1.76 (m, 1H), 1.79-1.87 (m, 1H), 2.44-2.49 (m,2H), 3.48-3.53 (m, 1H), 3.57-3.70 (m, 9H), 3.84-3.90 (m, 2H), 4.63 (t,J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 5.78-5.82 (m, 1H), 6.81-6.88 (m, 1H).

Step 6: Preparation of tert-butyl(E)-5-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)pent-2-enoate

A mixture of (E)-tert-butyl5-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pent-2-enoate (420mg, 1.22 mmol) and pyridin-1-ium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (154 mg, 0.61mmol) in methanol (5 ml) was stirred at 50° C. for 6 hours. The mixturewas concentrated and the residue was partitioned with water (20 ml) andethyl acetate (10 ml). The organic layer was collected, washed withbrine (10 ml), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentratedunder reduced pressure to afford(E)-tert-butyl5-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)pent-2-enoate (275 mg, 86%)as colorless oil.

Step 7: Preparation of tert-butyl(E)-5-(2-(2-(tosyloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pent-2-enoate

To a solution of (E)-tert-butyl5-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)pent-2-enoate (275 mg, 1.05 mmol),triethylamine (215 mg, 2.1 mmol) and N, N-dimethylpyridin-4-amine (13mg, 0.1 mmol) in dichloromethane (3 ml) was added 4-toluenesulfonylchloride (212 mg, 1.1 mmol) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 3 hours. The mixture was diluted with dichloromethane(20 ml), washed with water (10 ml), brine (20 ml), dried over anhydroussodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a cruderesidue which was purified by silica gel flash chromatography (elutedwith 18-25% ethyl acetate in hexane) to afford (E)-tert-butyl5-(2-(2-(tosyloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pent-2-enoate (240 mg, 55%) as colorlessoil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.47 (s, 9H), 2.41-2.47 (m, 5H),3.52-3.59 (m, 6H), 3.68-3.70 (m, 2H), 4.15-4.18 (m, 2H), 5.77-5.81 (m,1H), 6.81-6.84 (m, 1H), 7.34 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.80 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H).

Step 8: Preparation of tert-butyl(E)-5-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pent-2-enoate

A mixture of (E)-tert-butyl5-(2-(2-(tosyloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pent-2-enoate (240 mg, 0.58 mmol),2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-5-hydroxyisoindoline-1,3-dione (159 mg, 0.58mmol) and potassium carbonate (160 mg, 1.16 mmol) in dryN,N-dimethylformamide (3 ml) was stirred at 50° C. for 16 hours. Themixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate (20 ml) and water (30 ml).The organic layer was collected, washed with brine (20 ml), dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure togive a crude residue which was purified by silica gel flashchromatography (eluted with 1-2% methanol in dichloromethane) to afford(E)-tert-butyl5-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pent-2-enoate(200 mg, 67%) as colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 517.40 [M+1]⁺.

Step 9: Preparation of(E)-5-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pent-2-enoicacid

To a solution of (E)-tert-butyl5-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pent-2-enoate(100 mg, 0.19 mmol) in dichloromethane (2 ml) was added2,2,2-trifluoroacetic acid (0.5 ml) at room temperature. The mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. The mixture was concentratedand the residue was purified by pre-TLC (10% methanol indichloromethane) to afford(E)-5-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pent-2-enoicacid (64 mg, 72%) as colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 461.10 [M+1]⁺.

Step 10: Preparation of(E)-5-(2-(2-((5-(4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-5-oxopent-3-en-1-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione

To a solution of(E)-5-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pent-2-enoicacid (42 mg, 0.09 mmol),4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-7-yl)naphthalen-2-ol(40 mg, 0.1 mmol) and N-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (47 mg, 0.36mmol) in dry N,N-dimethylformamide (1 ml) was added HATU(2-(7-Aza-1H-benzotriazole-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluroniumhexafluorophosphate) (69 mg, 0.18 mmol) at 0° C., the resulting mixturewas allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred at room temperaturefor 15 minutes. The mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate (10ml) and water (10 ml). The organic layer was collected, washed withbrine (20 ml), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a crude residue which was purified byHPLC to afford(E)-5-(2-(2-((5-(4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-5-oxopent-3-en-1-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione(22 mg, 28%) as white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 851.20 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 2.37-2.48 (m, 3H), 2.54-2.65 (m, 2H), 2.83-2.93 (m, 1H),3.54-3.94 (m, 16H), 4.25-4.40 (m, 2H), 5.09-5.13 (m, 1H), 6.53-6.58 (m,1H), 6.70-6.77 (m, 1H), 7.11-7.46 (m, 7H), 7.82 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 8.08(s, 1H), 8.71 (s, 1H), 10.06 (s, 1H), 11.10 (s, 1H).

Exemplary Synthesis of4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-(((S)-17-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-4,18,18-trimethyl-3,15-dioxo-7,10,13-trioxa-4,16-diazanonadecyl)amino)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 183) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-2-((3-methoxy-3-oxopropyl)amino)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

A mixture of tert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[(3-methoxy-3-oxo-propyl)amino]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(1.00 g, 1.83 mmol, 1 eq),4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)naphthalen-2-ol (593 mg,2.19 mmol, 1.2 eq), potassium phosphate (1.5 M, 3.7 mL, 3 eq) and[2-(2-aminophenyl)phenyl]palladium(1+);dicyclohexyl-[2-(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)phenyl]phosphane;methanesulfonate (155 mg, 0.18 mmol, 0.1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL)was degassed and purged with nitrogen gas for 3 times, and then themixture was stirred at 65° C. for 12 hours under nitrogen gasatmosphere. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (50 mL), thenextracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×2). The combined organic layers werewashed with brine (100 mL×1), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (petroleumether/ethyl acetate=5/1 to 1/1) to give compound tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-2-[(3-methoxy-3-oxo-propyl)amino]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(780 mg, 1.28 mmol, 70% yield) as a brown solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃)δ 7.73 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.64 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.40 (t, J=7.6 Hz,1H), 7.34-7.28 (m, 2H), 7.24-7.17 (m, 1H), 7.12 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 5.86(brs, 1H), 3.90-3.72 (m, 6H), 3.71-3.60 (m, 7H), 2.69 (t, J=6.4 Hz, 2H),1.52 (s, 9H).

Step 2: Preparation of methyl3-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-2-[(3-methoxy-3-oxo-propyl)amino]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(780 mg, 1.28 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was addedhydrochloric acid in dioxane (4 M, 5 mL). The mixture was stirred at 25°C. for 15 minutes. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure to give compound methyl3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoate(700 mg, hydrochloride) as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 510.2[M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of methyl3-((4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoate

To a solution of methyl3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoate(650 mg, 1.19 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) and triethylamine (361 mg, 3.57mmol, 0.5 mL, 3 eq) in dichloromethane (10 mL) was added a solution ofisocyanato(trimethyl)silane (178 mg, 1.55 mmol, 1.3 eq) indichloromethane (1.5 mL). The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 0.5hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure togive compound methyl3-[[4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoate (700 mg) as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 553.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of3-((4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid

To a solution of methyl3-[[4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoate(700 mg, 1.27 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) and water (1 mL)was added lithium hydroxide monohydrate (133 mg, 3.16 mmol, 2.5 eq). Themixture was stirred at 20° C. for 0.5 hour. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to remove tetrahydrofuran. Theresidue was acidified to pH=3 with hydrochloric acid (1 M), someprecipitate was formed while the addition of hydrochloric acid. Theresulting mixture was filtered and the filter cake was evaporated todryness to give compound3-[[4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (640 mg, 1.19 mmol, 94% yield) as a brown solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:539.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-(((S)-17-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-4,18,18-trimethyl-3,15-dioxo-7,10,13-trioxa-4,16-diazanonadecyl)amino)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-15-(tert-butyl)-13-oxo-5,8,11-trioxa-2,14-diazahexadecan-16-oyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(70 mg, 0.93 mmol),3-((4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid (40 mg, 0.074 mmol) and N-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (48 mg,0.37 mmol) in dry N,N-dimethylformamide (1 ml) was added HATU(2-(7-Aza-1H-benzotriazole-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluroniumhexafluorophosphate) (72 mg, 0.18 mmol) at 0° C., the resulting mixturewas allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred at room temperaturefor 10 minutes. The mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate (10ml) and water (10 ml). The organic layer was collected, washed withbrine (10 ml), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a crude residue which was purified bypre-TLC (10% methanol in dichloromethane) to afford4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-(((S)-17-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-4,18,18-trimethyl-3,15-dioxo-7,10,13-trioxa-4,16-diazanonadecyl)amino)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide(40 mg, 36% two steps) as light yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1190.40[M+23]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 0.92 (s, 9H), 1.17-1.26 (m, 3H),1.31-1.39 (m, 3H), 1.74-1.81 (m, 1H), 1.99-2.07 (m, 1H), 2.45 (s, 3H),2.57-2.70 (m, 2H), 2.74-2.92 (m, 2H), 3.01 (s, 1H), 3.39-3.62 (m, 20H),3.86-3.98 (m, 2H), 4.22-4.34 (m, 1H), 4.42-4.58 (m, 2H), 4.84-4.94 (m,2H), 5.12 (s, 1H), 6.08 (s, 2H), 7.04-7.43 (m, 11H), 7.73-7.86 (m, 2H),8.42 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 8.97 (s, 1H), 9.97 (s, 1H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-21-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-2-(tert-butyl)-18-methyl-4,19-dioxo-6,9,12,15-tetraoxa-3,18-diazahenicosanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 194) Step 1: Preparation of3-((4-(4-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid

A solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-2-[(3-methoxy-3-oxo-propyl)amino]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(7.02 g, 11.51 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (25 mL), methanol (25 mL)and water (50 mL) was added lithium hydroxide monohydrate (4.83 g,115.07 mmol, 10 eq), the mixture was stirred at 15° C. for 2 hours. Themixture was poured into water (10 mL), the pH was adjusted to 3 with 1Mhydrochloric acid. The aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate(150 mL×3). The combined organic phase was washed with brine (20 mL×2),dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated undervacuum. Compound3-[[4-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (6.96 g) was obtained as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 596.3[M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.19 (br s, 1H), 10.06 (s, 1H),7.85-7.75 (m, 2H), 7.62-7.35 (m, 2H), 7.28 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.23 (d,J=3.7 Hz, 2H), 7.07 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1H), 3.80-3.47 (m, 10H), 2.56 (br s,2H), 1.45 (s, 9H).

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-(((S)-20-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-4,21,21-trimethyl-3,18-dioxo-7,10,13,16-tetraoxa-4,19-diazadocosyl)amino)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(130 mg, 0.18 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride),3-[[4-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (106 mg, 0.18 mmol, 1 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (69 mg,0.54 mmol, 0.09 mL, 3 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (3 mL) was added1-hydroxybenzotriazole (29 mg, 0.21 mmol, 1.2 eq) and1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (41 mg, 0.21mmol, 1.2 eq) sequentially at 0° C., then stirred at 20° C. for 2 hours.The reaction mixture was quenched with water 30 mL and then extractedwith ethyl acetate (20 mL×3). The combined organic phase was washed withbrine (10 mL), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated in vacuum to give a residue. The residue was purified byprep-TLC (dichloromethane/methanol=10/1). tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(123 mg, 0.09 mmol, 50% yield, 92% purity) was obtained as an off-whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 635.6 [M/2+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(tert-butyl)-21-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-18-methyl-4,19-dioxo-6,9,12,15-tetraoxa-3,18-diazahenicosanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(170 mg, 0.13 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (770 mg, 6.75 mmol, 0.5 mL, 50.45 eq), then stirredat 20° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated to give aresidue.(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(170 mg, 0.13 mmol, 98% yield, trifluoroacetic acid) was obtained as ayellow solid.

Step 4: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-21-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-2-(tert-butyl)-18-methyl-4,19-dioxo-6,9,12,15-tetraoxa-3,18-diazahenicosanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(170 mg, 0.13 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetic acid) and 2,6-dimethylpyridine(142 mg, 1.32 mmol, 0.15 mL, 10 eq) in dichloromethane (15 mL) was addeda solution of prop-2-enoyl chloride (12 mg, 0.13 mmol, 0.01 mL, 1 eq) indichloromethane (10 mL) at −65° C., then stirred at this temperature for10 minutes. The reaction mixture was quenched with water 10 mL and thenextracted with dichloromethane (10 mL×3). The combined organic phase waswashed with brine (10 mL), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filteredand concentrated in vacuum to give a residue. The residue was purifiedby semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC to yield(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(38 mg, 0.03 mmol, 22% yield, 98% purity, formate) as an off-whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 612.3 [M/2+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ10.02 (br s, 1H), 8.98 (s, 1H), 8.45 (br d, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 8.17 (s, 1H),7.84-7.76 (m, 2H), 7.49-7.33 (m, 6H), 7.28-7.10 (m, 4H), 7.03 (d, J=2.2Hz, 1H), 6.85 (dd, J=10.5, 16.7 Hz, 1H), 6.26-6.11 (m, 1H), 5.81-5.67(m, 1H), 5.14 (br s, 1H), 4.89 (br t, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 4.53 (d, J=9.5 Hz,1H), 4.43 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.27 (br s, 1H), 3.99-3.88 (m, 2H),3.86-3.65 (m, 7H), 3.62-3.60 (m, 1H), 3.61-3.40 (m, 21H), 3.03-2.77 (m,1H), 3.03-2.77 (m, 1H), 3.03-2.77 (m, 1H), 2.61 (br s, 1H), 2.44 (s,3H), 2.10-1.98 (m, 1H), 1.81-1.70 (m, 1H), 1.48-1.31 (m, 3H), 0.96-0.88(m, 1H), 0.92 (s, 8H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-18-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((R)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-2-(tert-butyl)-15-methyl-4,16-dioxo-6,9,12-trioxa-3,15-diazaoctadecanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 210) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((R)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(((S)-17-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-4,18,18-trimethyl-3,15-dioxo-7,10,13-trioxa-4,16-diazanonadecyl)amino)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(146 mg, 0.21 mmol, 1.2 eq, hydrochloride) and3-[[4-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (100 mg, 0.18 mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (8 mL) was added1-hydroxybenzotriazole (36 mg, 0.27 mmol, 1.5 eq),1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (51 mg, 0.27mmol, 1.5 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (69 mg, 0.53 mmol, 0.1 mL, 3eq). The mixture was stirred at 15° C. for 16 hours. The reactionmixture was quenched by water (20 mL) and then diluted withdichloromethane (50 mL) and extracted with dichloromethane (50 mL×2).The combined organic layers were washed with brine (30 mL), dried over,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by prep-TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1) to givetert-butyl-4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(150 mg, 0.13 mmol, 71% yield) as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1193.2[M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-(tert-butyl)-18-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((R)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-15-methyl-4,16-dioxo-6,9,12-trioxa-3,15-diazaoctadecanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution oftert-butyl-4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(150 mg, 0.13 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (8 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (3.08 g, 26.97 mmol, 2.00 mL, 215 eq). The mixturewas stirred at 15° C. for 20 minutes. The mixture was concentrated togive(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(150 mg, 0.12 mmol, 99% yield, trifluoroacetate) as a yellow oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 1093.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-18-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((R)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-2-(tert-butyl)-15-methyl-4,16-dioxo-6,9,12-trioxa-3,15-diazaoctadecanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(76 mg, 0.06 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) and 2,6-lutidine (67 mg, 0.63mmol, 10 eq) in dichloromethane (10 mL) was added prop-2-enoyl chloride(5 mg, 0.06 mmol, 0.9 eq) dropwise at −70° C. for 10 minutes. Thereaction mixture was quenched by water (20 mL) and then diluted withdichloromethane (50 mL) and extracted with dichloromethane (50 mL×2).The combined organic layers were washed with brine (30 mL), dried over,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC to give(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(30 mg, 0.03 mmol, 42% yield, 100% purity) as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 1147.3 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.22 (br s, 1H), 8.98(s, 1H), 8.45 (br d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (s, 1H), 7.55-6.99 (m, 7H),6.92-6.68 (m, 3H), 6.17 (dd, J=2.4, 16.7 Hz, 1H), 5.79-5.63 (m, 1H),5.14 (br s, 1H), 4.89 (br t, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 4.54 (d, J=9.4 Hz, 1H), 4.44(t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.28 (br s, 1H), 3.99-3.90 (m, 2H), 3.80-3.49 (m,24H), 3.06-2.82 (m, 3H), 2.75-2.58 (m, 2H), 2.45 (s, 3H), 2.04 (br d,J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 1.81-1.72 (m, 1H), 1.48-1.32 (m, 3H), 0.93 (br d, J=2.4Hz, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-21-(((S)-4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-2-(tert-butyl)-18-methyl-4,19-dioxo-6,9,12,15-tetraoxa-3,18-diazahenicosanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 211) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl4-((S)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(((S)-20-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-4,21,21-trimethyl-3,18-dioxo-7,10,13,16-tetraoxa-4,19-diazadocosyl)amino)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

A mixture of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(150 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) and3-[[4-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (129 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (8 mL) was added1-hydroxybenzotriazole (41 mg, 0.30 mmol, 1.5 eq),N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (59 mg, 0.30mmol, 1.5 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (79 mg, 0.61 mmol, 0.10 mL,3 eq). The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 12 hours. The mixture wasdiluted with water (25 mL). Then it was extracted with ethyl acetate (20mL×3). The combined organic layer was washed with water (30 mL×2) andbrine (30 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by prep-TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1). Compoundtert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(150 mg, 0.12 mmol, 58% yield) was obtained as a light yellow oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 1237.6 [M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-(tert-butyl)-21-(((S)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-18-methyl-4,19-dioxo-6,9,12,15-tetraoxa-3,18-diazahenicosanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a mixture of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(150 mg, 0.12 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (4 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (1 mL). The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 1hour. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(150 mg, trifluoroacetate) as a light yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:1237.6 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-21-(((S)-4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-2-(tert-butyl)-18-methyl-4,19-dioxo-6,9,12,15-tetraoxa-3,18-diazahenicosanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To the mixture of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(75 mg, 0.06 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) and 2,6-lutidine (64 mg, 0.60mmol, 0.07 mL, 10 eq) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was added prop-2-enoylchloride (5 mg, 0.06 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) drop-wise at−75° C. under nitrogen atmosphere. Then it was stirred at −75° C. for 20minutes. The mixture was quenched with water (20 mL). Then it wasextracted with dichloromethane (20 mL×3). The combined organic layer waswashed with brine (30 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC.(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(29.8 mg, 0.02 mmol, 39% yield, 98% purity, formate) was obtained as awhite solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1213.3 [M+23]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ8.87 (s, 1H), 8.27 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.43-7.35 (m, 4H), 7.32-7.27(m, 1H), 6.84-6.68 (m, 3H), 6.29-6.24 (m, 1H), 5.81-5.78 (m, 1H),5.01-4.98 (m, 1H), 4.69-4.66 (m, 1H), 4.60-4.55 (m, 1H), 4.11-3.98 (m,2H), 3.90-3.82 (m, 7H), 3.75-3.72 (m, 4H), 3.66-3.51 (m, 17H), 3.15 (s,1H), 2.96-2.94 (m, 2H), 2.86-2.83 (m, 1H), 2.78-2.74 (m, 1H), 2.47 (s,3H), 2.23-2.17 (m, 1H), 2.01-1.92 (m, 1H), 1.56-1.48 (m, 3H), 1.03-1.02(m, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(tert-butyl)-14-((1-((2R)-2-((6-chloro-4-(4-(2,2-dihydroxyacetyl)piperazin-1-yl)-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)-4-oxo-6,9,12-trioxa-3-azatetradecanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 246) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl4-((11-oxo-3,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecyl)oxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

A solution of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate (1.38 g,4.14 mmol, 1.00 eq) and dirhodium(II) tetraacetate (183 mg, 0.41 mmol,0.10 eq) in dichloromethane (15 mL) was cooled to 0° C., then ethyl2-diazoacetate (2.83 g, 24.84 mmol, 6.00 eq) was added dropwise. Thenthe mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 8 hours. The reaction mixture wasdiluted with water (20 mL), then extracted with ethyl acetate (20 mL×2).The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (petroleumether/ethyl acetate=5/1 to 1/1) to give desired product. Compoundtert-butyl4-((11-oxo-3,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecyl)oxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate(1.36 g, 3.24 mmol, 78% yield) was obtained as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 320.0 [M-99]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.21 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H),4.15 (s, 2H), 3.74-3.62 (m, 14H), 3.49-3.46 (m, 1H), 3.08-3.05 (m, 2H),1.83 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 1.53-1.49 (m, 2H), 1.45 (s, 9H), 1.29 (t, J=7.2Hz, 3H).

Step 2: Preparation of2-(2-(2-(2-((1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)aceticacid

To a solution of tert-butyl4-((11-oxo-3,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecyl)oxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate (600mg, 1.43 mmol, 1.00 eq) in a mixture of tetrahydrofuran (5 mL) and water(2 mL) was added lithium hydroxide hydrate (150 mg, 3.58 mmol, 2.50 eq).The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 0.5 hour. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue wasacidified to pH=3 with hydrochloric acid (1 M), then extracted withethyl acetate (20 mL×2). The combined organic layers were dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. Compound2-(2-(2-(2-((1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)acetic acid (550 mg) was obtained as a colorless oil.¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.15 (s, 2H), 3.82-3.63 (m, 14H), 3.56-3.44(m, 1H), 3.11-2.95 (m, 2H), 1.91-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.58-1.48 (m, 2H), 1.45(s, 9H).

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(((S)-13-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-14,14-dimethyl-11-oxo-3,6,9-trioxa-12-azapentadecyl)oxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of2-(2-(2-(2-((1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)acetic acid (250 mg, 0.64 mmol, 1.00 eq) and(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(369 mg, 0.77 mmol, 1.20 eq, hydrochloride salt) in dichloromethane (10mL) were added 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimidehydrochloride (184 mg, 0.96 mmol, 1.50 eq) and hydroxybenzotriazole (129mg, 0.96 mmol, 1.50 eq) and diisopropylethylamine (248 mg, 1.92 mmol,3.00 eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 10 hours. Thereaction mixture was diluted with water (20 mL), acidified to pH=3 withhydrochloric acid (1 M), then extracted with dichloromethane (20 mL×2).The combined organic layers were washed with saturated sodiumbicarbonate solution (20 mL), dried over sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel columnchromatography (ethyl acetate/methanol=1/0 to 10/1) to give desiredproduct. Compound tert-butyl4-(((S)-13-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-14,14-dimethyl-11-oxo-3,6,9-trioxa-12-azapentadecyl)oxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate(427 mg, 0.52 mmol, 82% yield) was obtained as colorless oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 818.4 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.68 (s, 1H),7.52-7.31 (m, 6H), 5.30 (s, 1H), 5.16-5.02 (m, 1H), 4.75 (t, J=7.6 Hz,1H), 4.59-4.46 (m, 2H), 4.15-4.09 (m, 1H), 3.87-3.55 (m, 15H), 3.52-3.43(m, 1H), 3.28 (s, 1H), 3.12-2.98 (m, 2H), 2.61-2.49 (m, 4H), 2.11-2.05(m, 1H), 1.89-1.78 (m, 5H), 1.51-1.42 (m, 12H), 1.07 (s, 9H).

Step 4: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-(tert-butyl)-4-oxo-14-(piperidin-4-yloxy)-6,9,12-trioxa-3-azatetradecanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl4-(((S)-13-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-14,14-dimethyl-11-oxo-3,6,9-trioxa-12-azapentadecyl)oxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate(427 mg, 0.52 mmol, 1.00 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was addedhydrogen chloride/dioxane (4.0 M, 3.0 mL, 22.99 eq). The mixture wasstirred at 25° C. for 0.5 hour. The reaction mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue. Compound(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-(tert-butyl)-4-oxo-14-(piperidin-4-yloxy)-6,9,12-trioxa-3-azatetradecan-1-oyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(400 mg, hydrochloride salt) was obtained as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 718.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-(((R)-1-(4-(((S)-13-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-14,14-dimethyl-11-oxo-3,6,9-trioxa-12-azapentadecyl)oxy)piperidin-1-yl)propan-2-yl)oxy)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(78 mg, 0.1 mmol, 1.2 eq, hydrochloride) in methanol (2 mL) was addedsodium sulfate (28 mg, 0.34 mmol, 4 eq). The reaction mixture wasstirred at 25° C. for 20 minutes. A solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-2-[(1R)-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethoxy]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(50 mg, 0.09 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was added, follow byacetic acid (10 mg, 0.17 mmol, 2 eq). The reaction mixture was cooled to0° C. and sodium cyanoborohydride (16 mg, 0.26 mmol, 3 eq) was added.The reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 4 hours. Methanol (2 mL)was added to get the reaction mixture as a clear solution. The solutionwas purified by prep-TLC (10% methanol in dichloromethane) to gettert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[(1R)-2-[4-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-piperidyl]-1-methyl-ethoxy]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(45 mg, 0.03 mmol, 38% yield, 94% purity) as a colorless gum. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 1281.6 [M+1]⁺.

Step 6: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(tert-butyl)-14-((1-((2R)-2-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)-4-oxo-6,9,12-trioxa-3-azatetradecanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[(1R)-2-[4-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-piperidyl]-1-methyl-ethoxy]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(45 mg, 0.03 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (308 mg, 2.70 mmol, 0.2 mL, 77.01 eq). The reactionmixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. The reaction solution wasconcentrated under vacuum to get(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(45 mg, 0.03 m mol, 98% yield, trifluoroacetate) as a colorless gum.

Step 7: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(tert-butyl)-14-((1-((2R)-2-((6-chloro-4-(4-(2,2-dihydroxyacetyl)piperazin-1-yl)-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)-4-oxo-6,9,12-trioxa-3-azatetradecanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To the mixture of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(85 mg, 0.07 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) and 2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid (65mg, 0.7 mmol, 10 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (3 mL) was addedO-(7-Azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluroniumexafluorophosphate (80 mg, 0.21 mmol, 3 eq) andN,N-diisopropylethylamine (90 mg, 0.7 mmol, 0.1 mL, 10 eq). The mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. The mixture was filtered. Thefiltrate was purified by prep-HPLC. Compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-4-[4-(2,2-dihydroxyacetyl)piperazin-1-yl]-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(17.5 mg, 0.01 mmol, 19% yield, 97.8% purity, formate) was obtained as awhite solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1256.4 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ10.04 (s, 1H), 8.97 (s, 1H), 8.43-8.41 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 8.18 (s, 1H),8.00 (s, 1H), 7.81-7.79 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.58-7.26 (m, 7H), 7.24-7.14(m, 2H), 7.09-7.01 (m, 1H), 6.43-6.30 (m, 1H), 5.52-5.03 (m, 2H),4.95-4.80 (m, 1H), 4.71-4.34 (m, 2H), 4.27 (s, 1H), 4.00-3.78 (m, 8H),3.75-3.66 (m, 2H), 3.63-3.49 (m, 12H), 3.23-3.18 (m, 3H), 2.90-2.74 (m,2H), 2.44 (s, 4H), 2.18-1.98 (m, 5H), 1.81-1.66 (m, 3H), 1.40-1.18 (m,8H), 0.92 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-((E)-19-(3-(4-((4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)glycyl)piperazin-1-yl)azetidin-1-yl)-19-oxo-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxanonadec-17-enamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 251) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl17-hydroxy-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxaheptadecanoate

To a cold and stirred solution of 3,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecane-1,14-diol(3 eq) in anhydrous N,N-dimethylformamide was added sodium hydride (60%,1.2 eq) in portions at 0° C. under nitrogen atmosphere. The reactionmixture was allowed to warm to rt and stirred at room temperature for 1hour, then re-cooled to 0° C., tert-butyl 2-bromoacetate (leq) was addedin portions, the resulting mixture was allowed to warm up to roomtemperature and stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reactionwas carefully quenched with water under ice-water cooling and extractedwith methylene dichloride. The combined organic phase was washed withbrine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated to drynessunder reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by silica gelchromatography (eluent 1-6% methanol in methylene dichloride) to affordthe desired product, Tert-butyl17-hydroxy-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxaheptadecan-1-oate as light yellow oil,yield 29%. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.48 (s, 9H), 3.60-3.73 (m, 20H),4.02 (s, 2H).

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl17-oxo-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxaheptadecanoate

To a solution of tert-butyl17-hydroxy-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxaheptadecanoate (1 g, 3.52 mmol) in CH₃CN(30 mL) was added IBX (1.4 g, 4.87 mmol). The solution was stirred andheated to reflux for 5 hours under N₂. The reaction mixture was cooledto room temperature, and then filtered through Celite. The filtrate wasconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silicagel column chromatography (PE/EA=5/1 to EA) to afford the title compound(875 mg, 2.5 mmol, 71% yield).

Step 2: Preparation of 1-(tert-butyl) 19-methyl(E)-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxanonadec-17-enedioate

To a solution of tert-butyl 17-oxo-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxaheptadecanoate(875 mg, 2.5 mmol) and methyl 2-(dimethoxyphosphoryl)acetate (844 mg,4.64 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was added DBU (1.1 g, 6.96 mmol). The solutionwas stirred at room temperature for 5 hours under N₂. The reactionmixture was quenched with water (20 mL). The organic phase was washedwith brine. The organic layer was dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silicagel column chromatography (PE/EA from 30/1 to 1/1) to afford the titlecompound (224 mg, 0.55 mmol, 22% yield).

Step 3: Preparation of(E)-3-oxo-2,7,10,13,16,19-hexaoxahenicos-4-en-21-oic acid

To a solution of 1-(tert-butyl) 19-methyl(E)-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxanonadec-17-enedioate (224 mg, 0.55 mmol) in DCM(5 mL) was added TFA (1 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperaturefor 1 hour. The solution was concentrated under reduced pressure toafford the product (E)-3-oxo-2,7,10,13,16,19-hexaoxahenicos-4-en-21-oicacid (240 mg).

Step 4: Preparation of methyl(S,E)-3-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-((4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-2,2-dimethyl-5-oxo-7,10,13,16,19-pentaoxa-4-azatricos-21-en-23-oate

To a solution of (E)-3-oxo-2,7,10,13,16,19-hexaoxahenicos-4-en-21-oicacid (240 mg) in DCM (10 mL) was added(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidehydrochloride (257 mg, 0.55 mmol), TEA (154 mg, 1.52 mmol) and HATU (289mg, 0.76 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour.Then it was quenched with H₂O (10 mL). The mixture was extracted withDCM. The combined organic layers were washed with brine. The organicphase was dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(DCM/MeOH=from 50/1 to 20/1) to afford methyl(S,E)-3-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-((4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-2,2-dimethyl-5-oxo-7,10,13,16,19-pentaoxa-4-azatricos-21-en-23-oate(206 mg, 0.27 mmol).

Step 5: Preparation of methyl(S,E)-3-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-((4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-2,2-dimethyl-5-oxo-7,10,13,16,19-pentaoxa-4-azatricos-21-en-23-oicacid

To a solution of methyl(S,E)-3-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-((4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-2,2-dimethyl-5-oxo-7,10,13,16,19-pentaoxa-4-azatricos-21-en-23-oate(206 mg, 0.27 mmol) in THF/water (5 mL/5 mL) was added NaOH (33 mg, 0.81mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The pH ofthe mixture was adjusted to 9 with aq.HCl (1 M). The mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to afford methyl(S,E)-3-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-((4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-2,2-dimethyl-5-oxo-7,10,13,16,19-pentaoxa-4-azatricos-21-en-23-oicacid (220 mg).

Step 6: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-((E)-19-(3-(4-((4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)glycyl)piperazin-1-yl)azetidin-1-yl)-19-oxo-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxanonadec-17-enamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of methyl(S,E)-3-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-((4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-2,2-dimethyl-5-oxo-7,10,13,16,19-pentaoxa-4-azatricos-21-en-23-oicacid (220 mg) in DMF (5 mL) were added1-(4-(azetidin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-2-((4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)amino)ethan-1-onehydrochloride (116 mg, 0.28 mmol), TEA (84 mg, 0.84 mmol) and HATU (160mg, 0.42 mmol) subsequently. The resulting mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 30 minutes. It was quenched with H₂O (10 mL) andextracted with Ethyl Acetate. The combined organic layers were washedwith brine. The organic phase was dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified byprep-HPLC to afford(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-((E)-19-(3-(4-((4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5-(1-methylcyclopropyl)phenyl)glycyl)piperazin-1-yl)azetidin-1-yl)-19-oxo-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxanonadec-17-enamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(15.5 mg, 0.014 mmol). ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 8.87 (s, 1H), 8.25-8.26(m, 1H), 7.41-7.47 (m, 4H), 6.78-6.84 (m, 1H), 6.65 (s, 1H), 6.36 (s,1H), 6.23-6.29 (m, 1H), 5.36-5.41 (m, 1H), 4.69-4.71 (m, 1H), 4.50-4.59(m, 3H), 4.29-4.38 (m, 2H), 4.18-4.20 (m, 2H), 4.05-4.14 (m, 4H), 3.96(s, 2H), 3.78-3.91 (m, 3H), 3.60-3.70 (m, 20H), 3.24 (br, 1H), 2.48 (s,3H), 2.37-2.45 (m, 4H), 2.20-2.25 (m, 1H), 2.05-2.12 (m, 1H), 1.90 (s,3H), 1.71-1.72 (m, 3H), 1.04 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-((5-(4-(6-chloro-2-((3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-5-oxopentyl)oxy)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 254) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl17-hydroxy-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxaheptadecanoate

Sodium hydroxide (10.67 g, 266.67 mmol, 11.08 eq) was dissolved in water(16 mL) and then added to a solution of 3-benzyloxypropan-1-ol (4 g,24.07 mmol, 3.81 mL, 1 eq), tetra-n-butylammonium chloride (7.02 g,25.27 mmol, 7.06 mL, 1.05 eq) in dichloromethane (20 mL). Thentert-butyl 2-bromoacetate (18.78 g, 96.26 mmol, 14.22 mL, 4 eq) wasadded. The resulting mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 16 hours. Water(80 mL) was added and the organic phase was separated. The aqueous wasfurther extracted with dichloromethane (200 mL×2). The combined organicphase was washed with brine (80 mL×2), dried and concentrated. Theresidue was purified by silica gel chromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=1/0 to 5/1) to give tert-butyl 2-(3-benzyloxypropoxy)acetate(1.0 g, 3.21 mmol, 13% yield, 90% purity) as a colorless oil andtert-butyl 2-(3-benzyloxypropoxy)acetate (6 g, 14.98 mmol, 62% yield,70% purity) as a yellow oil.

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl 2-(3-hydroxypropoxy)acetate

To a solution of tert-butyl 2-(3-benzyloxypropoxy)acetate (6 g, 14.98mmol, 1 eq) in ethanol (10 mL) was added palladium on activated carboncatalyst (0.5 g 10% purity) and the mixture was degassed with hydrogen.The mixture was stirred at 15° C. for 16 hours under 15 PSI. The mixturewas then stirred at 40° C. for 2 hours under 50 PSI. The mixture wasfiltered. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography(Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=5/1 to 1/1) to give tert-butyl2-(3-hydroxypropoxy)acetate (1.1 g, 5.78 mmol, 39% yield) as a colorlessliquid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 4.36 (t, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 3.92 (s,2H), 3.53-3.38 (m, 4H), 1.73-1.54 (m, 2H), 1.50-1.38 (s, 9H).

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl 2-(3-oxopropoxy)acetate

To a mixture of oxalyl chloride (1.20 g, 9.45 mmol, 0.83 mL, 3 eq) indichloromethane (8 mL) was dropwised added dimethyl sulfoxide (984 mg,12.60 mmol, 0.98 mL, 4 eq) in dichloromethane (4 mL) at −70° C. andstirred for 0.5 h at −70° C. tert-butyl 2-(3-hydroxypropoxy)acetate (600mg, 3.15 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (4 mL) was added dropwise andstirred for −70° C. for 0.5 hour. Triethylamine (2.55 g, 25.20 mmol,3.51 mL, 8 eq) was added dropwise to the reaction mixture. Then thereaction mixture was stirred at −70° C. for 1 hour and 20° C. for 1hour. The reaction mixture was quenched by saturated ammonium chloride(20 mL), and then diluted with dichloromethane (50 mL) and extractedwith dichloromethane (50 mL×2). The combined organic layers were washedwith brine (30 mL), dried over, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to give tert-butyl 2-(3-oxopropoxy)acetate (500 mg, 2.66 mmol,84.33% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.67 (t,J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.75 (s, 1H), 4.05-3.91 (m, 2H), 3.78 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2H),2.62 (dt, J=2.0, 6.0 Hz, 2H), 1.45-1.42 (s, 9H).

Step 4: Preparation of methyl(E)-5-(2-(tert-butoxy)-2-oxoethoxy)pent-2-enoate

To a solution of tert-butyl 2-(3-oxopropoxy)acetate (500 mg, 2.66 mmol,1 eq) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was added methyl2-(triphenyl-phosphanylidene)acetate (889 mg, 2.66 mmol, 1 eq). Themixture was stirred at 15° C. for 16 hours. The mixture was concentratedas a residue. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography(Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=10/1 to 3/1) to give methyl(E)-5-(2-tert-butoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)pent-2-enoate (350 mg, 1.43 mmol, 54%yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 6.91 (td, J=6.8,15.6 Hz, 1H), 5.97 (td, J=1.6, 15.6 Hz, 1H), 4.06-3.89 (m, 2H), 3.65 (s,3H), 3.60-3.50 (m, 2H), 2.45 (dq, J=1.6, 6.4 Hz, 2H), 1.43 (s, 9H).

Step 5: Preparation of (E)-2-((5-methoxy-5-oxopent-3-en-1-yl)oxy)aceticacid

To a solution of methyl (E)-5-(2-tert-butoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)pent-2-enoate(300 mg, 1.23 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (8 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (3.08 g, 27.01 mmol, 2 mL, 22 eq). The mixture wasstirred at 15° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was concentrated to give2-[(E)-5-methoxy-5-oxo-pent-3-enoxy]acetic acid (370 mg, 1.22 mmol, 99%yield, trifluoroacetate) as a yellow oil.

Step 6: Preparation of 2-((5-methoxy-5-oxopentyl)oxy)acetic acid

To a solution of 2-[(E)-5-methoxy-5-oxo-pent-3-enoxy]acetic acid (100mg, 0.53 mmol, 1 eq) in methanol (5 mL) was added Palladium on activatedcarbon catalyst (0.05 g 10% purity) and the mixture was degassed withhydrogen. The whole mixture was stirred at 15° C. for 16 hours under 15psi. The mixture was filtrated to get the filtrate. The filtrate wasconcentrated to give 2-(5-methoxy-5-oxo-pentoxy)acetic acid (140 mg) asa yellow oil.

Step 7: Preparation of methyl5-(2-(((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)amino)-2-oxoethoxy)pentanoate

To a mixture of 2-(5-methoxy-5-oxo-pentoxy)acetic acid (140 mg, 0.74mmol, 1 eq) and(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(327 mg, 0.74 mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (8 mL) was addedN,N-diisopropylethylamine (285 mg, 2.21 mmol, 0.38 mL, 3 eq),1-hydroxybenzotriazole (119 mg, 0.88 mmol, 1.2 eq) and3-(ethyliminomethyleneamino)-N,N-dimethyl-propan-1-amine; hydrochloride(169 mg, 0.88 mmol, 1.2 eq). The mixture was stirred at 15° C. for 2hours. The mixture was quenched by water (20 mL), the aqueous phase wasextracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×2). The combined organic phase waswashed with brine (30 mL), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filteredand concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified bysemi-preparative reverse phase HPLC to give methyl5-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]pentanoate(120 mg, 0.19 mmol, 26% yield) as a colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:617.5 [M+1]⁺.

Step 8: Preparation of5-(2-(((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)amino)-2-oxoethoxy)pentanoicacid

To a solution of methyl5-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]pentanoate(120 mg, 0.19 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (3 mL), methanol (3 mL) andwater (3 mL) was added lithium hydroxide monohydrate (251 mg, 5.98 mmol,30.74 eq). The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 3 hours. The pH of themixture was adjusted to 5 by hydrochloric acid (1 M) and the aqueousphase was extracted with ethyl acetate (150 mL). The combined organicphase was washed with brine (30 mL), dried with anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated under vacuum to give5-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]pentanoicacid (100 mg, 0.16 mmol, 85% yield) as a yellow oil.

Step 9: Preparation of tert-butyl(3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxopropyl)carbamate

To a solution of 2-cyano-N,N-dimethyl-acetamide (500 mg, 4.46 mmol, 1eq) in ethyl alcohol (10 mL) was added Raney-Ni (100 mg, 1.17 mmol) andthen ammonium hydroxide (1.82 g, 17.14 mmol, 2 mL, 33% purity, 3.84 eq),di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (1.46 g, 6.69 mmol, 1.54 mL, 1.5 eq), themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 10 hours under hydrogen (15 psi). Themixture was filtered and the filtrate was condensed to give crudeproduct. The crude product was purified by silica gel columnchromatography (20-100% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether) to giveproduct tert-butyl N-[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]carbamate (850 mg,3.93 mmol, 88% yield) as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ5.43-5.27 (m, 1H), 3.41 (q, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 2.98 (s, 3H), 2.95 (s, 3H),2.50 (t, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 1.42 (s, 9H).

Step 10: Preparation of 3-amino-N,N-dimethylpropanamide hydrochloride

To a solution of tert-butyl N-[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]carbamate(850 mg, 3.93 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (8 mL) was addedhydrochloric acid/methanol (4 M, 8 mL, 8.14 eq), the mixture was stirredat 25° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was condensed to give3-amino-N,N-dimethyl-propanamide (580 mg, 3.80 mmol, 96.7% yield,hydrochloric acid) as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.02(br s, 3H), 2.98-2.90 (m, 5H), 2.83 (s, 3H), 2.68 (t, J=6.7 Hz, 2H).

Step 11: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-6-chloro-2-((3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)-8-fluoroquinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of 3-amino-N,N-dimethyl-propanamide (650 mg, 4.26 mmol,2.38 eq, hydrochloride) in isopropanol (10 mL) was addeddiisopropylethylamine (810 mg, 6.27 mmol, 1.1 mL, 3.5 eq), and thentert-butyl4-(7-bromo-2,6-dichloro-8-fluoro-quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(860 mg, 1.79 mmol, 1 eq) was added, the mixture was stirred at 95° C.for 12 hours. The mixture was condensed to give a residue, this residuewas dissolved in ethyl acetate (100 mL) and washed by water (100 mL),the organic phase was dried by anhydrous, filter and the filtrate wascondensed to give crude product. This crude product was purified bysilica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate/petroleumether/dichloromethane=5/1/1, 3/1/1, 2/1/1, 1/1/1) to give tert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-2-[[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-8-fluoro-quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(750 mg, 1.34 mmol, 74% yield) as a brown solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃)δ 7.56 (d, J=1.9 Hz, 1H), 5.92 (br t, J=6.2 Hz, 1H), 3.84 (q, J=6.2 Hz,2H), 3.61 (br s, 8H), 3.03 (s, 3H), 2.97 (s, 3H), 2.67 (br s, 2H), 1.50(s, 9H).

Step 12: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-2-((3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-2-[[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-8-fluoro-quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(332 mg, 0.59 mmol, 1 eq) and4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)naphthalen-2-ol (160 mg,0.59 mmol, 1 eq) in dioxane (8 mL) and water (2 mL) was added sodiumcarbonate (188 mg, 1.78 mmol, 3 eq),tetrakis[triphenylphosphine]palladium(O) (68 mg, 0.06 mmol, 0.1 eq), themixture was stirred at 90° C. under nitrogen for 5 hours. The reactionmixture was charged with tetrakis[triphenylphosphine]palladium(O) (34.22mg, 0.029 mmol, 0.05 eq) and stirred at 90° C. under nitrogen for 3hours. The mixture was diluted with water (50 mL) and extracted withethyl acetate (50 mL, twice), the organic phase was dried by anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered and the filtrate was condensed to give crudeproduct. This crude product was purified by prep-TLC(dichloromethane/ethyl acetate=1/1) to give tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(100 mg, 0.16 mmol, 26.6% yield, 98.2% purity) as a brown solid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 623.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 13: Preparation of3-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N,N-dimethylpropanamide

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(100 mg, 0.16 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (8 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (3.08 g, 27.01 mmol, 2 mL, 168.32 eq), the mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was concentrated to give acrude product. This crude product was diluted with saturated sodiumbicarbonate aqueous solution (20 mL) and extract with ethyl acetate (20mL, three times), the organic phase was dried by anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered and the filtrate was condensed to give3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]-N,N-dimethyl-propanamide(95 mg) as a brown solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 523.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 14: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-((5-(4-(6-chloro-2-((3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-5-oxopentyl)oxy)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a mixture of5-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]pentanoicacid (100 mg, 0.17 mmol, 1 eq) and3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]-N,N-dimethyl-propanamide(106 mg, 0.17 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) in N,N-dimethylformamide (4mL) was added N,N-diisopropylethylamine (64 mg, 0.50 mmol, 3 eq),3-(ethyliminomethyleneamino)-N,N-dimethyl-propan-1-amine; hydrochloride(38 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1.2 eq) and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (27 mg, 0.20 mmol,1.2 eq). The mixture was stirred at 15° C. for 3 hours. The reactionmixture was quenched by water (20 mL), and then diluted withdichloromethane (50 mL) and extracted with dichloromethane (50 mL×2).The combined organic layers were washed with brine (30 mL), dried oversodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to givea residue. The residue was purified by semi-preparative reverse phaseHPLC to give(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[5-[4-[6-chloro-2-[[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazin-1-yl]-5-oxo-pentoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(9 mg, 0.01 mmol, 4.6% yield, 95% purity) as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 554.4 [M/2+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.78-9.66 (s, 1H),9.09-8.87 (s, 1H), 8.45 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 8.38 (s, 1H), 7.80 (br d,J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 7.43 (br d, J=8.0 Hz, 3H), 7.38-7.31 (m, 3H), 7.27 (d,J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.25-7.10 (m, 3H), 7.05 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 5.15 (br s,1H), 4.89 (br t, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 4.55 (d, J=9.4 Hz, 1H), 4.46 (t, J=8.0Hz, 1H), 4.29 (br s, 1H), 3.97-3.89 (m, 2H), 3.71 (br s, 5H), 3.59 (brs, 3H), 3.52 (br s, 5H), 2.98 (s, 3H), 2.80 (br s, 3H), 2.61 (br t,J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.47-2.40 (m, 6H), 2.12-2.01 (m, 1H), 1.81-1.72 (m, 1H),1.62 (br s, 4H), 1.49-1.35 (m, 3H), 0.94 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-(2-(2-(2-(3-(2-((S)-1-((S)-2-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(methylamino)propanamido)acetyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazole-4-carbonyl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N-methylpropanamide(Exemplary Compound 257) Step 1: Preparation of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate

To a stirred solution of 2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethan-1-ol(1.8 g, 0.005 mol) and triethylamine (1.01 g, 0.01 mol) indichloromethane (30 mL), was added 4-nitrophenyl(2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl) carbonate (3.1 g, 0.02 mol) at 0° C. Theresulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Thereaction mixture was diluted with dichloromethane (20 mL), washed withwater and brine (30 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure to afford a crude residue which waspurified by silica gel flash chromatography (eluted with 20-30% ethylacetate in hexane) to afford 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate (560 mg, 42%) ascolorless oil.

Step 2: Preparation of2,2,7-trimethyl-6-oxo-5,10,13-trioxa-7-aza-2-silapentadecan-15-yl4-methylbenzenesulfonate

To a stirred solution of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)carbamate (560 mg, 1.43mmol), triethylamine (436 mg, 4.3 mmol) and N,N-dimethylpyridin-4-amine(17 mg, 0.14 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 mL) was added4-toluenesulfonyl chloride (820 mg, 4.3 mmol) at 0° C. The resultingmixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reactionmixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford a cruderesidue which was purified by silica gel flash chromatography (elutedwith 20-40% ethyl acetate in hexane) to afford2,2,7-trimethyl-6-oxo-5,10,13-trioxa-7-aza-2-silapentadecan-15-yl4-methylbenzenesulfonate(300 mg, 45%) as white solid.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-2-((S)-2-(4-(3-((2,2,7-trimethyl-6-oxo-5,10,13-trioxa-7-aza-2-silapentadecan-15-yl)oxy)benzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate

To a stirred solution of2,2,7-trimethyl-6-oxo-5,10,13-trioxa-7-aza-2-silapentadecan-15-yl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (115 mg, 0.24 mmol) and potassium carbonate(103 mg, 0.74 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (5 mL) was added tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(4-(3-hydroxybenzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate(100 mg, 0.16 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred at 50° C.overnight. The reaction mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate(20 ml) and water (10 ml). The organic layer was collected, and theaqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (15 ml×2). The combinedorganic layers were washed with brine (10 ml), dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give aresidue which was purified by silica gel flash chromatography with(eluted with 3-5% methanol in dichloromethane) to afford tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-2-((S)-2-(4-(3-((2,2,7-trimethyl-6-oxo-5,10,13-trioxa-7-aza-2-silapentadecan-15-yl)oxy)benzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate(120 mg, 49%) as white solid.

Step 4: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(4-(3-(2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)benzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate

To a stirred solution of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-2-((S)-2-(4-(3-((2,2,7-trimethyl-6-oxo-5,10,13-trioxa-7-aza-2-silapentadecan-15-yl)oxy)benzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate(120 mg, 0.13 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (5 mL) was addedtetrabutylammonium fluoride (80 mg, 0.30 mmol). The resulting mixturewas stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. The reaction mixture waspartitioned between ethyl acetate (20 ml) and water (10 ml). The organiclayer was collected, and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethylacetate (15 ml×2). The combined organic layers were washed with brine(10 ml), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated underreduced pressure to give a residue which was purified by silica gelflash chromatography (eluted with 3-5% methanol in dichloromethane) toafford tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(4-(3-(2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)benzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate(130 mg, 80%) as white solid.

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl((2S)-1-(((1S)-2-((2S)-2-(4-(3-(2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)benzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate

To a stirred solution of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(4-(3-(2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)benzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate(130 mg, 0.14 mmol),(2-(7-Aza-1H-benzotriazole-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluroniumhexafluorophosphate) (96 mg, 0.23 mmol) andN-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (49 mg, 0.37 mmol) inN,N-dimethylformamide (5 mL) was added3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid (70 mg, 0.12 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was partitioned betweenethyl acetate (20 ml) and water (10 ml). The organic layer wascollected, and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (15ml×2). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (10 ml), driedover anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressureto give a residue which was purified by pre-TLC (eluted with 10%methanol in dichloromethane) to afford tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(3-(2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((E)-3-hydroxy-1-(o-tolyl)prop-1-en-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)benzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate(80 mg, 49%) as white solid.

Step 6: Preparation of3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-(2-(2-(2-(3-(2-((S)-1-((S)-2-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(methylamino)propanamido)acetyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazole-4-carbonyl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N-methylpropanamide

A solution of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(3-(2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((E)-3-hydroxy-1-(o-tolyl)prop-1-en-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)benzoyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate(80 mg, 0.062 mmol) in 4M hydrogen chloride in dioxane (2 mL) wasstirred at room temperature for 20 minutes. The volatiles wereevaporated under reduced pressure to give a residue which was taken upin aqueous sodium bicarbonate (1N, 10 mL) and extracted withdichloromethane (20 ml). The combined organic layer was collected, driedover anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressureto afford a crude residue which was purified by pre-TLC (eluted with 10%methanol in chloromethane) to afford3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-(2-(2-(2-(3-(2-((S)-1-((S)-2-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(methylamino)propanamido)acetyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazole-4-carbonyl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N-methylpropanamide(60 mg, 82%) as white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1175.5 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 0.86 (s, 1H), 1.06 (s, 6H), 1.16-1.28 (m, 5H), 1.62 (d,J=1.2 Hz, 6H), 2.01 (s, 2H), 2.19 (s, 1H), 2.32 (s, 3H), 2.63 (d, J=25.4Hz, 2H), 2.80 (s, 1H), 2.99 (s, 1H), 3.38-3.60 (m, 11H), 3.61-3.91 (m,12H), 4.12 (dd, J=1.4, 0.8 Hz, 2H), 4.47 (s, 1H), 5.32-5.43 (m, 1H),5.73 (d, J=10.4 Hz, 1H), 6.16 (d, J=16.8 Hz, 1H), 6.76-6.89 (m, 1H),7.05 (d, J=1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.18-7.29 (m, 4H), 7.42 (s, 2H), 7.58-7.66 (m,2H), 7.78 (s, 2H), 8.38-8.26 (m, 1H), 8.47 (s, 1H), 10.01 (s, 1H).

Exemplary Synthesis of3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((S)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-(2-(2-(2-((4-(2-((S)-1-((S)-2-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(methylamino)propanamido)acetyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazol-4-yl)naphthalen-1-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N-methylpropanamide(Exemplary Compound 277) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((S)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate

To a mixture of3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (50 mg, 96.54 umol, 1 eq) and tert-butylN-[(1S)-2[[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(78.39 mg, 102.34 umol, 1.06 eq) in Dimethylformamide (5 mL) was addedDiisopropylethylamine (49.91 mg, 386.17 umol, 67.26 uL, 4 eq),Hydroxybenzotriazole (26.09 mg, 193.08 umol, 2 eq) andN-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide (37.01 mg, 193.08 umol, 2eq) in one portion. The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 12 hours. Thereaction mixture was washed with water (50 mL) and extracted with ethylacetate (30 mL×3), then the organic phase was concentrated in vacuum.The residue was purified by prep-HPLC to give compoundtert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(60 mg, 47.40 umol, 49% yield) as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 633.3[M/2+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((S)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-(2-(2-(2-((4-(2-((S)-1-((S)-2-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(methylamino)propanamido)acetyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazol-4-yl)naphthalen-1-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N-methylpropanamide

To a mixture of tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(60 mg, 47.40 umol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was addedTrifluoroacetic Acid (770.00 mg, 6.75 mmol, 0.5 mL, 142.48 eq) in oneportion. The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 1 hour. The reactionmixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to remove solvent togive a residue. The residue was purified by prep-HPLC to give compound(2S)—N-[(1S)-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-2-(methylamino)propanamide(23.4 mg, 18.10 umol, 38% yield, 99% purity, Trifluoroacetic Acid) as awhite solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 583.3 [M/2+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ8.25 (br d, J=7.3 Hz, 1H), 8.14-8.01 (m, 1H), 7.85-7.63 (m, 1H),7.52-7.32 (m, 5H), 6.91-6.66 (m, 4H), 6.30 (br d, J=16.4 Hz, 1H), 5.83(br d, J=10.3 Hz, 1H), 5.51 (br d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 4.67-4.58 (m, 1H),4.28 (br s, 2H), 4.16-3.51 (m, 26H), 3.16-3.03 (m, 1H), 2.97 (s, 2H),2.86 (br s, 1H), 2.75-2.65 (m, 3H), 2.46-2.07 (m, 4H), 1.95-1.61 (m,6H), 1.51 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H), 1.31-1.06 (m, 5H).

Exemplary Synthesis of4-(6-chloro-2-((3-((2-(2-(2-((4-(2-((S)-1-((S)-2-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(methylamino)propanamido)acetyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazol-4-yl)naphthalen-1-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)-8-fluoro-7-((S)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 287) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((S)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate

To a mixture of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate(60.45 mg, 78.91 umol, 1 eq),(S)-3-((4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)propanoicacid (40 mg, 78.91 umol, 1 eq) and N-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine(40.80 mg, 315.65 umol, 54.98 uL, 4 eq) in dimethylformamide (5 mL) wasadded hydroxybenzotriazole (21.33 mg, 157.83 umol, 2.0 eq) andN-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (30.26 mg,157.83 umol, 2 eq) in one portion. The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for12 hours. The reaction mixture was washed with water (50 mL) andextracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL×3), then the organic phase wasconcentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by prep-Thin layerchromatography (silicon dioxide, Ethyl acetate:Methanol=40:1). Compoundtert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((S)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate(60 mg, 40.16 umol, 51% yield, 84% purity) was obtained as a whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1254.8 [M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of4-(6-chloro-2-((3-((2-(2-(2-((4-(2-((S)-1-((S)-2-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(methylamino)propanamido)acetyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazol-4-yl)naphthalen-1-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)-8-fluoro-7-((S)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-carbamoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((S)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate(50 mg, 39.84 umol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (1.54 g, 13.51 mmol, 1000 uL, 338.97 eq). Themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by prep-HPLC. Compound4-(6-chloro-2-((3-((2-(2-(2-((4-(2-((S)-1-((S)-2-cyclohexyl-2-((S)-2-(methylamino)propanamido)acetyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazol-4-yl)naphthalen-1-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)-8-fluoro-7-((S)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide(8.7 mg, 6.58 umol, 16% yield, 96% purity, trifluoroacetic acid) wasobtained as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1176.5 [M+23]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400MHz, CD₃OD) δ 8.27 (br d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 8.09 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H),7.81-7.67 (m, 1H), 7.50-7.37 (m, 5H), 6.88-6.76 (m, 3H), 5.55 (br d,J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.65 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 4.31 (br s, 2H), 4.06-3.58 (m,25H), 2.99 (s, 2H), 2.89 (br s, 1H), 2.70 (s, 3H), 2.47 (br s, 1H), 2.29(br d, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.17 (br s, 1H), 1.96-1.62 (m, 7H), 1.53 (d, J=6.8Hz, 3H), 1.37-1.10 (m, 6H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-(4-((2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)carbamoyl)-2-methoxyphenyl)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 302) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-2-((1-(4-((2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)-3-methoxyphenyl)-11-methyl-1,12-dioxo-5,8-dioxa-2,11-diazatetradecan-14-yl)amino)-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)-N-[2-methoxy-4-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethylcarbamoyl]phenyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(140 mg, 0.16 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) and3-[[4-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (95 mg, 0.16 mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (8 mL) was added1-hydroxybenzotriazole (32 mg, 0.24 mmol, 1.5 eq),N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (46 mg, 0.24mmol, 1.5 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (103 mg, 0.80 mmol, 0.14 mL,5 eq). The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 15 hours. The mixture wasdiluted with water (25 mL), extracted with ethyl acetate (25 mL×3). Thecombined organic layer was washed with water (30 mL×2) and brine (30mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was purified byprep-Thin-layer chromatography (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1).tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[[4-[[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoyl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(150 mg, 0.11 mmol, 70% yield) was obtained as a light yellow solid.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1339.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-N-(4-((2-(2-(2-(3-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)carbamoyl)-2-methoxyphenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To the mixture of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[[4-[[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoyl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(150 mg, 0.11 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (1 mL). The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 0.5hour. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give theproduct.(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-[4-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethylcarbamoyl]-2-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(150 mg, trifluoroacetate) was obtained as a light yellow oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 1239.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-(4-((2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)carbamoyl)-2-methoxyphenyl)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To the mixture of(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-[4-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethylcarbamoyl]-2-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(150 mg, 0.11 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) and 2,6-lutidine (118 mg,1.11 mmol, 0.13 mL, 10 eq) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was addedprop-2-enoyl chloride (10 mg, 0.11 mmol, 0.009 mL, 1 eq) indichloromethane (2 mL) at −78° C. under nitrogen atmosphere. The mixturewas stirred at −78° C. for 0.5 hour. The mixture was quenched with water(20 mL). It was extracted with dichloromethane (20 mL×2). The combinedorganic layer was washed with brine (20 mL×2), dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to givea residue. The residue was purified by prep-HPLC.(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-[4-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethylcarbamoyl]-2-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(40.1 mg, 0.03 mmol, 27% yield, 97% purity) was obtained as an off-whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1293.3 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.39(s, 1H), 9.99 (s, 1H), 8.45-8.42 (m, 1H), 8.30-8.29 (m, 2H), 7.79-7.77(m, 2H), 7.74-7.71 (m, 1H), 7.58-7.48 (m, 5H), 7.41-7.34 (m, 4H), 7.26(s, 1H), 7.25-7.21 (m, 2H), 7.04 (s, 1H), 6.86-6.80 (m, 1H), 6.18-6.14(m, 1H), 5.73-5.71 (m, 1H), 4.59 (s, 2H), 4.27-4.41 (m, 1H), 3.97-3.90(m, 4H), 3.80-3.71 (m, 10H), 3.52-3.45 (m, 12H), 2.98-2.79 (m, 3H),2.62-2.60 (m, 1H), 1.66-1.60 (m, 1H), 1.28-1.24 (m, 1H), 0.96 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-(4-((2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((S)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)carbamoyl)-2-methoxyphenyl)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 319) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-2-((1-(4-((2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)-3-methoxyphenyl)-11-methyl-1,12-dioxo-5,8-dioxa-2,11-diazatetradecan-14-yl)amino)-8-fluoro-7-((S)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)-N-[2-methoxy-4-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethylcarbamoyl]phenyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(175 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) and4-[4-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-2-yl]butanoicacid (112 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (8 mL) was added1-hydroxybenzotriazole (54 mg, 0.40 mmol, 2 eq),N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (76 mg, 0.40mmol, 2 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (129 mg, 1.00 mmol, 0.17 mL, 5eq). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. The mixture wasdiluted with water (25 mL). Then it was extracted with ethyl acetate (25mL×3). The combined organic layer was washed with water (30 mL×2) andbrine (30 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by prep-Thin-layer chromatography(dichloromethane:methanol=10:1). Compound tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[[4-[[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoyl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(180 mg, 0.14 mmol, 68% yield) was obtained as a light yellow solid.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1307.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-N-(4-((2-(2-(2-(3-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((S)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)carbamoyl)-2-methoxyphenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To the mixture of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[[4-[[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoyl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(180 mg, 0.14 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (1 mL). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 0.5hour. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give theproduct.(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-[4-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethylcarbamoyl]-2-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(180 mg, trifluoroacetate) was obtained as a light yellow oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 1207.3 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-(4-((2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((S)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)carbamoyl)-2-methoxyphenyl)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To the mixture of(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-[4-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethylcarbamoyl]-2-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(90 mg, 0.07 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) and 2,6-lutidine (73 mg, 0.68mmol, 0.08 mL, 10 eq) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was added acetylchloride (5 mg, 0.07 mmol, 0.004 mL, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) at−78° C. under nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was stirred at −78° C.for 20 minutes. The mixture was quenched with water (20 mL). Then it wasextracted with dichloromethane (20 mL×2). The combined organic layer waswashed with brine (30 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by prep-HPLC. Compound(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-[4-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethylcarbamoyl]-2-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(51.1 mg, 0.04 mmol, 59% yield, 99% purity) was obtained as a whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1249.3 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ10.49-10.39 (m, 2H), 8.48-8.44 (m, 1H), 8.31 (dd, J=2.0, 8.4 Hz, 1H),8.02-8.01 (m, 2H), 7.74-7.71 (m, 1H), 7.58-7.45 (m, 4H), 7.38-7.33 (m,4H), 6.88-6.79 (m, 2H), 4.58 (s, 2H), 4.16-4.12 (m, 3H), 3.96-3.90 (m,7H), 3.55-3.37 (m, 17H), 2.96-2.84 (m, 3H), 2.71-2.65 (m, 2H), 2.04-2.03(m, 3H), 1.67-1.61 (m, 1H), 1.28-1.24 (m, 1H), 0.96 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-(4-((2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((R)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)carbamoyl)-2-methoxyphenyl)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 320) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-2-((1-(4-((2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)-3-methoxyphenyl)-11-methyl-1,12-dioxo-5,8-dioxa-2,11-diazatetradecan-14-yl)amino)-8-fluoro-7-((R)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)-N-[2-methoxy-4-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethylcarbamoyl]phenyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(175 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) and4-[4-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-2-yl]butanoicacid (112 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (8 mL) was added1-hydroxybenzotriazole (54 mg, 0.40 umol, 2 eq),N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (76 mg, 0.40mmol, 2 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (129 mg, 1.00 mmol, 0.17 mL, 5eq). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. The mixture wasdiluted with water (20 mL). Then it was extracted with ethyl acetate (20mL×3). The combined organic layer was washed with water (30 mL×2) andbrine (30 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by prep-Thin-layer chromatography(dichloromethane:methanol=10:1) Compound tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[[4-[[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoyl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(140 mg, 0.11 mmol, 53% yield) was obtained as a light yellow solid.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1307.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-N-(4-((2-(2-(2-(3-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((R)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)carbamoyl)-2-methoxyphenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To the mixture of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[[4-[[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoyl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(140 mg, 0.11 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (1 mL). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 0.5hour. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give theproduct.(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-[4-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethylcarbamoyl]-2-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(140 mg, trifluoroacetate) was obtained as a light yellow oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 1207.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-(4-((2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-((R)-2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)carbamoyl)-2-methoxyphenyl)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To the mixture of(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-[4-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethylcarbamoyl]-2-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(70 mg, 0.05 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) and 2,6-lutidine (56 mg, 0.53mmol, 0.06 mL, 10 eq) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was added acetylchloride (4 mg, 0.05 mmol, 0.004 mL, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) at−78° C. under nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was stirred at −78° C.for 20 minutes. The mixture was quenched with water (20 mL). Then it wasextracted with dichloromethane (20 mL×2). The combined organic layer waswashed with brine (30 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by prep-HPLC. Compound(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-[4-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxy-phenyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethylcarbamoyl]-2-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(30.1 mg, 0.02 mmol, 45% yield, 99% purity) was obtained as a whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1249.4 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ10.50-10.39 (m, 2H), 8.47-8.45 (m, 1H), 8.31 (dd, J=2.0, 8.4 Hz, 1H),8.02-8.00 (m, 2H), 7.74-7.71 (m, 1H), 7.58-7.46 (m, 4H), 7.40-7.32 (m,4H), 6.88-6.79 (m, 2H), 4.58 (s, 2H), 4.16-4.12 (m, 3H), 3.93-3.90 (m,7H), 3.54-3.37 (m, 17H), 2.96-2.84 (m, 3H), 2.71-2.65 (m, 2H), 2.04-2.03(m, 3H), 1.67-1.61 (m, 1H), 1.28-1.24 (m, 1H), 0.96 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)—N-(2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)-4-hydroxy-1-4R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 339) Step 1: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)-N-(2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

A mixture of tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]methyl]-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(90 mg, 0.12 mmol, 1 eq) in hydrochloric acid/dioxane (4 M, 10 mL, 311eq) was degassed and purged with nitrogen for 3 times, and then themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 0.5 hour under nitrogen. The reactionmixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue.Compound(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(75 mg, 0.11 mmol, 91% yield, hydrochloride) was obtained as a colorlessoil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 600.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-((3-((2-(2-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)methyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

A mixture of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(75 mg, 0.11 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride),3-[[4-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (70 mg, 0.11 mmol, 1 eq), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (23 mg, 0.17 mmol,1.5 eq), 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (33mg, 0.17 mmol, 1.5 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (61 mg, 0.47 mmol,4 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (1 mL) was degassed and purged withnitrogen for 3 times, and then the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12hours under nitrogen. The reaction mixture was quenched by additionwater 10 mL, and extracted with ethyl acetate (20 mL×3). The combinedorganic layers were washed with brine (10 mL×3), dried over sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give aresidue. The residue was purified by prep-TLC (9% methanol indichloromethane). tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]methyl]-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(75 mg, 0.06 mmol, 50% yield, 93% purity) was obtained as a yellow oil.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 590.1 [M/2+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of(2S,4R)—N-(2-(2-(2-(3-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

A mixture of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]methyl]-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(80 mg, 0.06 mmol, 1 eq) and trifluoroacetic acid (821 mg, 7.20 mmol,106.05 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was degassed and purged withnitrogen for 3 times, and then the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1hour under nitrogen. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure to give(2S,4R)—N-[[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(75 mg, 0.06 mmol, 92% yield, trifluoroacetate) as a yellow oil.

Step 4: Preparation of(2S,4R)—N-(2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)—N-[[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(75 mg, 0.06 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) and 2,6-lutidine (67 mg, 0.62mmol, 0.073 mL, 10 eq) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was added a solutionof prop-2-enoyl chloride (6 mg, 0.06 mmol, 0.05 mL, 1 eq) indichloromethane (1 mL) drop-wise at −78° C. under nitrogen. The reactionsolution was stirred at −78° C. for 0.5 hour. The reaction mixture wasquenched by addition water 10 mL, and extracted with ethyl acetate (20mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (10 mL×3),dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. The residue was purified by semi-preparativereverse phase HPLC. Compound2S,4R)—N-[[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(45 mg, 0.04 mol, 62% yield, 99% purity) was obtained as a white solid.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 566.5 [M/2+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.98 (br s,1H), 8.97 (s, 1H), 8.30-8.21 (m, 1H), 7.79 (br d, J=7.9 Hz, 2H),7.52-7.34 (m, 1H), 7.32-6.94 (m, 8H), 6.89-6.79 (m, 1H), 6.24-6.14 (m,2H), 5.74 (br d, J=10.6 Hz, 1H), 5.11 (br s, 1H), 4.55-4.15 (m, 6H),3.93-3.76 (m, 11H), 3.66-3.49 (m, 6H), 3.03-2.70 (m, 4H), 2.65-2.55 (m,4H), 2.47-2.39 (m, 3H), 2.30-2.03 (m, 1H), 2.15-2.12 (m, 2H), 2.07-2.00(m, 1H), 1.91 (br dd, J=5.1, 7.6 Hz, 1H), 0.97 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 0.80(d, J=6.7 Hz, 2H), 0.68 (br d, J=6.5 Hz, 1H), 0.56 (br d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)—N-(2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 340) Step 1: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)-N-(2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

A mixture of tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]methyl]-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(90 mg, 0.12 mmol, 1 eq) in hydrochloric acid/dioxane (4 M, 10 mL, 311eq) was degassed and purged with nitrogen for 3 times, and then themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 0.5 hour under nitrogen. The reactionmixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue.Compound(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(75 mg, 0.11 mmol, 91% yield, hydrochloride) was obtained as a colorlessoil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 600.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-((3-((2-(2-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)methyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)(methyl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

A mixture of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(75 mg, 0.11 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride),3-[[4-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (70 mg, 0.11 mmol, 1 eq), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (23 mg, 0.17 mmol,1.5 eq), 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (33mg, 0.17 mmol, 1.5 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (61 mg, 0.47 mmol,4 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (1 mL) was degassed and purged withnitrogen for 3 times, and then the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12hours under nitrogen. The reaction mixture was quenched by additionwater 10 mL, and extracted with ethyl acetate (20 mL×3). The combinedorganic layers were washed with brine (10 mL×3), dried over sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give aresidue. The residue was purified by prep-TLC (9% methanol indichloromethane). tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]methyl]-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(75 mg, 0.06 mmol, 50% yield, 93% purity) was obtained as a yellow oil.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 590.4 [M/2+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of(2S,4R)—N-(2-(2-(2-(3-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

A mixture of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[[3-[2-[2-[2-[[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]methyl]-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]-3-oxo-propyl]amino]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(80 mg, 0.06 mmol, 1 eq) and trifluoroacetic acid (821 mg, 7.20 mmol,106.05 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was degassed and purged withnitrogen for 3 times, and then the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1hour under nitrogen. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. Compound(2S,4R)—N-[[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-4-hydroxy-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(75 mg, 0.06 mmol, 92% yield, trifluoroacetate) was obtained as a yellowoil.

Step 4: Preparation of(2S,4R)—N-(2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)—N-[[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-4-hydroxy-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(75 mg, 0.06 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) and 2,6-lutidine (67 mg, 0.62mmol, 73 uL, 10 eq) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was added a solution ofprop-2-enoyl chloride (6 mg, 0.06 mmol, 5.13 uL, 1 eq) indichloromethane (1 mL) drop-wise at −78° C. under nitrogen. The reactionsolution was stirred at −78° C. for 0.5 hour. The reaction mixture wasquenched by addition water 10 mL, and extracted with ethyl acetate (20mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (10 mL×3),dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. The residue was purified by semi-preparativereverse phase HPLC.2S,4R)—N-[[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-4-hydroxy-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(33.7 mg, 0.03 mmol, 47% yield, 99% purity) was obtained as a whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 566.3 [M/2+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ10.01 (br s, 1H), 8.97 (s, 1H), 8.33 (br s, 1H), 7.79 (br d, J=6.0 Hz,2H), 7.46-7.38 (m, 1H), 7.34 (br d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.29-7.17 (m, 4H),7.11-6.95 (m, 3H), 6.84 (br dd, J=10.5, 16.7 Hz, 1H), 6.24-6.14 (m, 2H),5.74 (br d, J=10.6 Hz, 1H), 5.08 (br s, 1H), 4.48-4.12 (m, 6H),3.88-3.72 (m, 12H), 3.60-3.50 (m, 5H), 3.22-2.83 (m, 4H), 2.71-2.57 (m,3H), 2.47-2.41 (m, 3H), 2.30-2.27 (m, 1H), 2.25-2.19 (m, 2H), 2.15-2.09(m, 1H), 2.07-1.99 (m, 1H), 1.97-1.84 (m, 1H), 0.99-0.88 (m, 3H),0.81-0.72 (m, 3H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((2S,E)-2-(tert-butyl)-17-(4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-4,17-dioxo-6,9,12-trioxa-3-azaheptadec-15-enoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 374) Step 1: Preparation of2-(2-(3-(benzyloxy)propoxy)ethoxy)ethan-1-ol

To the mixture of2-[2-[2-(3-benzyloxypropoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]tetrahydropyran (6.3 g, 18.61mmol, 1 eq) in methanol (70 mL) was added para-toluenesulfonic acid (641mg, 3.72 mmol, 0.2 eq). The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 12 hours.The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue.The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (petroleumether:ethyl acetate=4:1 to 1:1). Compound2-[2-(3-benzyloxypropoxy)ethoxy]ethanol (3.9 g, 15.33 mmol, 82% yield)was obtained as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.35-7.28 (m,5H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 3.72-3.71 (m, 2H), 3.62-3.60 (m, 2H), 3.59-3.56, (m,6H), 1.94-1.86 (m, 2H).

Step 2: Preparation of ethyl1-phenyl-2,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecan-14-oate

To the mixture of 2-[2-(3-benzyloxypropoxy)ethoxy]ethanol (4.5 g, 17.69mmol, 1 eq) and rhodium acetate (391 mg, 0.88 mmol, 0.05 eq) indichloromethane (50 mL) was added ethyl 2-diazoacetate (12.11 g, 106.16mmol, 6 eq) in dichloromethane (10 mL) drop-wise at 0° C. under nitrogenatmosphere. The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 12 hours undernitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was quenched with acetic acid (1 mL).Then it was washed with brine (40 mL×3), dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give aresidue. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography(petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=5:1 to 3:1). Compound ethyl2-[2-[2-(3-benzyloxypropoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]acetate (3.6 g, 10.58 mmol,59% yield) was obtained as a light yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ7.34-7.27 (m, 5H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 4.22-4.20 (m, 2H), 4.14 (s, 2H),3.78-3.70 (m, 4H), 3.59-3.58 (m, 2H), 3.57-3.56 (m, 6H), 1.93-1.85 (m,2H), 1.30-1.28 (m, 3H).

Step 3: Preparation of ethyl2-(2-(2-(3-hydroxypropoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)acetate

To the mixture of ethyl2-[2-[2-(3-benzyloxypropoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]acetate (3.6 g, 10.58 mmol, 1eq) in ethanol (40 mL) was added palladium on activated carbon catalyst(0.4 g, 10% purity) under nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was degassedand refilled with hydrogen for 3 times. The mixture was stirred at 50°C. for 12 hours under hydrogen atmosphere (50 psi). The mixture wasfiltered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give the product.Ethyl 2-[2-[2-(3-hydroxypropoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]acetate (2.7 g) wasobtained as a brown oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.19-4.11 (m, 2H),3.74 (s, 2H), 3.72-3.69 (m, 4H), 3.65-3.60 (m, 8H), 1.82-1.86 (m, 2H),1.25 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

Step 4: Preparation of ethyl 2-(2-(2-(3-oxopropoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)acetate

To the mixture of ethyl 2-[2-[2-(3-hydroxypropoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]acetate(2.7 g, 10.79 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (30 mL) was addedDess-Martin Periodinane (6.86 g, 16.18 mmol, 5.01 mL, 1.5 eq) at 0° C.The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 0.5 hour. The mixture wasfiltered. The filtrate was washed with saturated sodium dicarbonatesolution (30 mL×2) and brine (30 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated under pressure to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by silica gel chromatography (petroleum ether:ethylacetate=3:1 to 1:1). Compound ethyl2-[2-[2-(3-oxopropoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]acetate (2.5 g, 10.07 mmol, 93%yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 9.77(s, 1H), 4.20-4.18 (m, 2H), 4.12 (s, 2H), 3.82-3.79 (m, 2H), 3.71-3.69(m, 4H), 3.67-3.61 (m, 4H), 2.66 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 1.25 (t, J=3.6 Hz,3H).

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl(E)-5-(2-(2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pent-2-enoate

A mixture of ethyl 2-[2-[2-(3-oxopropoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]acetate (2.5 g,10.07 mmol, 1 eq) and tert-butyl 2-(triphenyl-phosphanylidene)acetate(3.79 g, 10.07 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (25 mL) was stirred at 20°C. for 12 hours. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure togive a residue. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography(petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=6:1 to 4:1). Compound tert-butyl(E)-5-[2-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]pent-2-enoate (2.48 g,7.16 mmol, 71% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 6.88-6.80 (m, 1H), 5.82-5.78 (m, 1H), 4.26-4.23 (m, 2H), 4.21(s, 2H), 3.73-3.71 (m, 4H), 3.64-3.60 (m, 2H), 3.59-3.56 (m, 4H),2.49-2.44 (m, 2H), 1.47 (s, 9H), 1.30-1.26 (m, 3H).

Step 6: Preparation of (E)-4-oxo-3,6,9,12-tetraoxaheptadec-15-en-17-oicacid

To the mixture of tert-butyl(E)-5-[2-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]pent-2-enoate (1.0 g,2.89 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (15 mL) was added trifluoroaceticacid (3.00 mL). The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 1 hour. Themixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give the product.(E)-5-[2-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]pent-2-enoic acid (1.4g) was obtained as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.18-7.11(m, 1H), 5.96-5.92 (m, 1H), 4.25-4.23 (m, 2H), 4.16 (s, 2H), 3.74-3.69(m, 6H), 3.67-3.64 (m, 4H), 2.58-2.53 (m, 2H), 1.29 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

Step 7: Preparation of ethyl(E)-2-(2-(2-((5-(4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-5-oxopent-3-en-1-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)acetate

To the mixture of(E)-5-[2-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]pent-2-enoic acid (150mg, 0.38 mmol, 1 eq) and4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-7-yl)naphthalen-2-ol(202 mg, 0.45 mmol, 1.17 eq, hydrochloride) in N,N-dimethylformamide (8mL) was added 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (78 mg, 0.58 mmol, 1.5 eq),N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (111 mg,0.58 mmol, 1.5 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamin (250 mg, 1.94 mmol, 0.33mL, 5 eq). The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 12 hours. The mixturewas diluted with water (30 mL), extracted with ethyl acetate (25 mL×3).The combined organic layer was washed with water (30 mL×2) and brine (30mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was purified byprep.TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1). ethyl2-[2-[2-[(E)-5-[4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazin-1-yl]-5-oxo-pent-3-enoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetate(120 mg, 0.17 mmol, 45% yield) was obtained as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 681.3 [M+1]⁺.

Step 8: Preparation of(E)-2-(2-(2-((5-(4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-5-oxopent-3-en-1-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)aceticacid

To the mixture of ethyl2-[2-[2-[(E)-5-[4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazin-1-yl]-5-oxo-pent-3-enoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetate(120 mg, 0.17 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (5 mL) was added lithiumhydroxide monohydrate (22 mg, 0.52 mmol, 3 eq) in water (1 mL). Themixture was stirred at 0° C. for 20 minutes. The mixture was dilutedwith water (10 mL), extracted with ethyl acetate (15 mL×2). Then thewater phase was adjusted pH to about 5 with hydrogen chloride solution(1 M). The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (10 mL×3). Thecombined organic layer was washed with brine (20 mL×2), dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to give the product. Compound2-[2-[2-[(E)-5-[4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazin-1-yl]-5-oxo-pent-3-enoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]aceticacid (110 mg) was obtained as a light yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 653.3[M+1]⁺.

Step 9: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S,E)-2-(tert-butyl)-17-(4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-4,17-dioxo-6,9,12-trioxa-3-azaheptadec-15-enoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To the mixture of2-[2-[2-[(E)-5-[4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazin-1-yl]-5-oxo-pent-3-enoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]aceticacid (110 mg, 0.17 mmol, 1 eq) and(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(81 mg, 0.17 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) in N,N-dimethylformamide (3 mL)was added 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (34 mg, 0.25 mmol, 1.5 eq),N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (48 mg, 0.25mmol, 1.5 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (65 mg, 0.50 mmol, 0.09 mL,3 eq). The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 12 hours. The mixture wasdiluted with water (15 mL), extracted with ethyl acetate (15 mL×3). Thecombined organic layer was washed with water (20 mL×2), and brine (20mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was purified byprep.TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1) to give a residue. The residuewas purified by semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC.(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[(E)-5-[4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazin-1-yl]-5-oxo-pent-3-enoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(50.8 mg, 0.04 mmol, 27% yield, 99% purity) was obtained as a whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1195.4 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 8.84(s, 1H), 8.66 (s, 1H), 8.08 (d, J=1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.75 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H),7.42-7.38 (m, 5H), 7.27 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.25-7.20 (m, 2H), 7.06 (s,1H), 6.90-6.86 (m, 1H), 6.58-6.54 (m, 1H), 5.02-4.98 (m, 1H), 4.56-4.54(m, 1H), 4.42 (s, 1H), 4.05-4.03 (m, 6H), 3.89-3.71 (m, 5H), 3.69-3.64(m, 12H), 2.56-2.51 (m, 2H), 2.45 (s, 3H), 2.18-2.16 (m, 1H), 1.99-1.95(m, 1H), 1.50-1.46 (m, 3H), 1.04 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(3-(2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)isoxazol-5-yl)-3-methylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 386) Step 1: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-(2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)isoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidehydrochloride

To a solution of tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[5-[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2-methyl-propyl]isoxazol-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(100 mg, 0.13 mmol, 1.0 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was addedhydrochloric/dioxane (4 M, 2 mL, 61.91 eq). The reaction mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue. The desired compound(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-[3-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(90 mg, HCl) was obtained as colorless oil.

Step 2: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(3-(2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)isoxazol-5-yl)-3-methylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-[3-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(90 mg, 0.13 mmol, 1.0 eq, HCl) in dimethyl formamide (3 mL) was addeddiisopropylethylamine (50 mg, 0.4 mmol, 3.0 eq). The mixture was stirredat 20° C. for 10 minutes. Then3-[[4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (68 mg, 0.13 mmol, 1.0 eq) and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (34 mg, 0.25mmol, 2.0 eq) were added into the mixture and stirred at 20° C. for 10minutes. 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (48mg, 0.25 mmol, 2.0 eq) was added into the mixture and stirred at 20° C.for 40 minutes. The mixture was diluted with water (2 mL), extractedwith dichloromethane (20 mL), and then concentrated. The residue waspurified by semi-preparative reverse phase.(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[3-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(26 mg, 0.021 mmol, 17% yield, 100% purity) was obtained as an off-whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1193.3 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ9.01-8.96 (m, 1H), 8.29 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.81-7.73 (m, 2H), 7.41 (brs, 1H), 7.28-6.96 (m, 9H), 6.08 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 5.12 (t, J=7.2 Hz,1H), 4.46-4.09 (m, 4H), 3.90-3.80 (m, 4H), 3.78-3.61 (m, 12H), 3.50 (d,J=18.8 Hz, 10H), 3.04-2.96 (m, 2H), 2.80 (br s, 2H), 2.25 (d, J=6.4 Hz,2H), 2.10-1.96 (m, 5H), 1.78 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 1.38 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 1H),1.26 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.00-0.72 (m, 8H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((2R)-2-(3-(2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)isoxazol-5-yl)-3-methylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 387) Step 1: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-(2-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)isoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidehydrochloride

To a solution of tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[5-[(1R)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2-methyl-propyl]isoxazol-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(100 mg, 0.13 mmol, 1.0 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was addedhydrochloric/dioxane (4 M, 2 mL, 61.91 eq). The reaction mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue. The desired compound(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-[3-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(90 mg, HCl) was obtained as colorless oil.

Step 2: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2R)-2-(3-(2-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)isoxazol-5-yl)-3-methylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-[3-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(90 mg, 0.13 mmol, 1.0 eq, HCl) in dimethyl formamide (3 mL) was addeddiisopropylethylamine (50 mg, 0.4 mmol, 3.0 eq). The mixture was stirredat 20° C. for 10 minutes. Then3-[[4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (71 mg, 0.13 mmol, 1.0 eq) and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (36.10 mg,0.26 mmol, 2.0 eq) were added into the mixture and stirred at 20° C. for10 minutes. 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride(51 mg, 0.26 mmol, 2.0 eq) was added into the mixture and stirred at 20°C. for 40 minutes. The mixture was diluted with water (2 mL), extractedwith dichloromethane (20 mL), then concentrated. The residue waspurified by semi-preparative reverse phase.(2S,4R)-1-[(2R)-2-[3-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[2-methoxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(45 mg, 0.035 mmol, 26% yield, 95% purity) was obtained as an off-whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1193.3 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ9.01-8.96 (m, 1H), 8.29 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.81-7.73 (m, 2H), 7.41 (brs, 1H), 7.28-6.96 (m, 9H), 6.08 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 5.12 (t, J=7.2 Hz,1H), 4.46-4.09 (m, 4H), 3.90-3.80 (m, 4H), 3.78-3.61 (m, 12H), 3.50 (d,J=18.8 Hz, 10H), 3.04-2.96 (m, 2H), 2.80 (br s, 2H), 2.25 (d, J=6.4 Hz,2H), 2.10-1.96 (m, 5H), 1.78 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 1.38 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 1H),1.26 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.00-0.72 (m, 8H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-21-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-2-(tert-butyl)-18-methyl-4-oxo-6,9,12,15-tetraoxa-3,18-diazahenicosanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 396) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-20-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-4,21,21-trimethyl-18-oxo-7,10,13,16-tetraoxa-4,19-diazadocosyl)carbamate

(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(260 mg, 0.36 mmol, 1.00 eq, hydrochloride), tert-butylN-(3-bromopropyl)carbamate (170 mg, 0.71 mmol, 2.00 eq) and diisopropylethylamine (93 mg,0.71 mmol, 2.00 eq) were taken up into a microwave tube in isopropanol(3 mL). The sealed tube was heated at 110° C. for 2 hours undermicrowave. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressureto give a residue. The residue was purified by prep-TLC (silica gelplate, 13% dichloromethane in methanol) to give compoundtert-butylN-[3-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]propyl]carbamate(140 mg, 0.16 mmol, 46% yield) as a colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:849.5 [M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-21-amino-2-(tert-butyl)-18-methyl-4-oxo-6,9,12,15-tetraoxa-3,18-diazahenicosanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butylN-[3-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]propyl]carbamate(140 mg, 0.16 mmol, 1.00 eq) in dichloromethane (3 mL) was addedhydrochloric acid in dioxane (4 M, 4 mL). The mixture was stirred at 15°C. for 0.5 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure to give compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[3-aminopropyl(methyl)amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(130 mg, hydrochloride) as a colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 749.4[M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-(((S)-20-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-4,21,21-trimethyl-18-oxo-7,10,13,16-tetraoxa-4,19-diazadocosyl)amino)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[3-aminopropyl(methyl)amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(130 mg, 0.16 mmol, 1.00 eq, hydrochloride), tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-2,6-dichloro-8-fluoro-quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(88 mg, 0.18 mmol, 1.15 eq) and diisopropylethylamine (71 mg, 0.55 mmol,0.10 mL, 3.46 eq) were taken up into a microwave tube in isopropanol (5mL). The sealed tube was heated at 115° C. for 3 hours under microwave.The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give aresidue. The residue was purified by preparative thin layerchromatography (silica gel plate, 13% dichloromethane in methanol) togive compoundtert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[3-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]propylamino]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(120 mg, 0.1 mmol, 64% yield, 100% purity) as a colorless oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 597.5 [M/2+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-(((S)-20-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-4,21,21-trimethyl-18-oxo-7,10,13,16-tetraoxa-4,19-diazadocosyl)amino)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

A mixture oftert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[3-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]propylamino]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(120 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1.00 eq),4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)naphthalen-2-ol (54 mg,0.20 mmol, 2.00 eq), [2-(2-aminophenyl)phenyl]palladium(1+);dicyclohexyl-[2-(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)phenyl]phosphane;methanesulfonate (9 mg, 0.01 mmol, 0.10 eq) and potassium phosphate (1.5M in H₂O, 0.20 mL, 3.00 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (5 mL) was degassed andpurged with nitrogen for 3 times, and then the mixture was stirred at60° C. for 12 hours under nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by preparative thin layer chromatography (silica gel plate, 13%dichloromethane in methanol) to give compoundtert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[3-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]propylamino]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(100 mg, 0.08 mmol, 79% yield) as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:1255.8 [M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(tert-butyl)-21-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-18-methyl-4-oxo-6,9,12,15-tetraoxa-3,18-diazahenicosanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[3-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]propylamino]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(100 mg, 0.08 mmol, 1.00 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was addedhydrochloric acid in dioxane (4 M, 3 mL). The resulting mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 0.5 hour. The reaction mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure to give compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(95 mg, hydrochloride) as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1155.7[M+1]⁺.

Step 6: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-21-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-2-(tert-butyl)-18-methyl-4-oxo-6,9,12,15-tetraoxa-3,18-diazahenicosanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

A solution of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(95 mg, 0.08 mmol, 1.00 eq, hydrochloride) and 2,6-lutidine (124 mg,1.16 mmol, 0.14 mL, 15.00 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was cooled to−78° C. Then prop-2-enoyl chloride (7.00 mg, 0.08 mmol, 1.00 eq) indichloromethane (1 mL) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred at−78° C. for 0.5 hour. The reaction mixture was quenched with saturatedsodium bicarbonate solution (20 mL), then extracted with dichloromethane(20 mL×2). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (20 mL×1),dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated underreduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was purified bysemi-preparative reverse phase HPLC to give compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(31 mg, 0.02 mmol, 30% yield, 98% purity, trifluoroacetic acid salt) asa yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1209.4 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ 9.58 (brs, 1H), 8.98 (s, 1H), 8.82-8.56 (m, 1H), 8.41 (d,J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 8.08 (brs, 1H), 7.82 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.59-7.18 (m,9H), 7.07 (s, 1H), 6.82 (dd, J=11.2, 16.4 Hz, 1H), 6.20 (d, J=16.4 Hz,1H), 5.77 (d, J=11.2 Hz, 1H), 4.96-4.85 (m, 2H), 4.54 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H),4.43 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.28 (s, 1H), 4.24-4.07 (m, 3H), 3.97-3.66 (m,9H), 3.63-3.09 (m, 20H), 2.81 (s, 3H), 2.45 (s, 3H), 2.21-1.91 (m, 3H),1.90-1.70 (m, 1H), 1.50-1.31 (m, 3H), 0.93 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-(2-((1-((2R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 398) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl 4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate(2 g, 8.15 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was addeddiacetoxyrhodium (90 mg, 0.41 mmol, 0.05 eq). ethyl 2-diazoacetate (2.79g, 24.46 mmol, 3 eq) was added at 0° C., the mixture was stirred at 25°C. for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum. Thecrude product was purified by flash silica gel chromatography (Petroleumether:Ethyl acetate=9:1 to 3:1). Compound tert-butyl4-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (1.7 g, 5.13mmol, 63% yield) as a colorless oil was obtained. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 4.22 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 4.16 (s, 2H), 3.83-3.71 (m, 4H),3.70-3.63 (m, 2H), 3.50 (tt, J=3.9, 8.2 Hz, 1H), 3.07 (ddd, J=3.4, 9.5,13.3 Hz, 2H), 1.89-1.79 (m, 2H), 1.58-1.48 (m, 2H), 1.46 (s, 9H),1.32-1.27 (m, 3H).

Step 2: Preparation of2-(2-((1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)acetic acid

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (1.6 g, 4.83mmol, 1 eq) in methanol (3 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (3 mL) and water (3mL) was added lithium hydroxide monohydrate (405 mg, 9.66 mmol, 2 eq).The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. Water 10 mL was added. Themixture was adjusted pH to 3-4 by 1M hydrochloric acid, and then theaqueous phase was extracted with dichloromethane and methanol (10:1, 30mL×3). The combined organic phase was dried with anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum. Compound2-[2-[(1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)oxy]ethoxy]acetic acid (1.2 g,3.96 mmol, 82% yield) as a yellow solid was obtained.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-(((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)amino)-2-oxoethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of2-[2-[(1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)oxy]ethoxy]acetic acid (410 mg,1.35 mmol, 1 eq) and(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(600 mg, 1.35 mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) was addedhydroxybenzotriazole (274 mg, 2.03 mmol, 1.50 eq) and1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (389 mg,2.03 mmol, 1.50 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (593 mg, 4.59 mmol,0.8 mL, 3.40 eq). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. Water(50 mL) was added, the aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate(40 mL×3). The combined organic phase was washed with brine (20 mL),dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated invacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography(Dichloromethane:Methanol=1:0 to 20:1). Compound tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(690 mg, 0.95 mmol, 70% yield) was obtained as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 730.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-(2-(2-(piperidin-4-yloxy)ethoxy)acetamido)butanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

A mixture of tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(690 mg, 0.95 mmol, 1.00 eq) in hydrochloric acid/dioxane (4.0 M, 15 mL,63.47 eq) was stirred at 20° C. for 1.0 hour. The solvent was removedunder reduced pressure. The residue was diluted with methanol (10 mL)and acetonitrile (30 mL), the solvent was removed again and dried invacuum. A suspension of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(470 mg, 705.42 umol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) and potassium carbonate (975mg, 7.05 mmol, 10.00 eq) in a mixture of dichloromethane (8 mL) andacetonitrile (16 mL) was stirred at 25° C. for 1.5 hours. The suspensionwas filtered through a celite pad and washed with dichloromethane (15mL), the filtrate was concentrated and dried in vacuum. Compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(295 mg, 0.47 mmol, 66% yield) was obtained as a pale yellow solid.

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-(((R)-1-(4-(2-(2-(((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)amino)-2-oxoethoxy)ethoxy)piperidin-1-yl)propan-2-yl)oxy)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-2-[(1R)-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethoxy]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(60 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1 eq) and(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(78 mg, 0.12 mmol, 1.2 eq) in methanol (1 mL) and dichloromethane (2 mL)was added acetic acid (12 mg, 0.20 mmol, 2 eq), then sodiumcyanoborohydride (19 mg, 0.31 mmol, 3 eq) was added at 0° C. The mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 3 hours. The mixture was concentrated undervacuum. The mixture was purified by prep-TLC(Dichloromethane:Methanol=10:1) to get a product. Compound tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[(1R)-2-[4-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-piperidyl]-1-methyl-ethoxy]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(63 mg) was obtained as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1194.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 6: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-(2-((1-((2R)-2-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[(1R)-2-[4-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-piperidyl]-1-methyl-ethoxy]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(61 mg, 0.05 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (770 mg, 6.75 mmol, 0.5 mL, 132.28 eq). The mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 0.5 hour. The mixture was concentrated undervacuum. Compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(61 mg, 0.05 mmol, 99% yield, trifluoroacetate) was obtained as a yellowoil.

Step 7: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-(2-((1-((2R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(61 mg, 0.05 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) in dichloromethane (2 mL) wasadded 2,6-lutidine (54 mg, 0.50 mmol, 10 eq), then prop-2-enoyl chloride(4 mg, 0.045 mmol, 0.9 eq) in dichloromethane (4 mL) was added at −65°C. The mixture was stirred at −65° C. for 10 minutes. Water (10 mL) wasadded. The aqueous phase was extracted with dichloromethane (15 mL*3).The combined organic phase was concentrated in vacuum. The residue waspurified by semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC. Then the collectedfraction was concentrated to remove most of the acetonitrile. Thesolution was lyophilized. Compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(19 mg, 0.02 mmol, 31% yield, 99% purity, formate) as a white solid wasobtained. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 574.8 [M/2+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ10.13-9.89 (m, 1H), 8.98 (s, 1H), 8.41 (br d, J=7.1 Hz, 1H), 8.26 (s,1H), 8.00 (s, 1H), 7.80 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (br d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H),7.39-7.26 (m, 4H), 7.21 (br d, J=8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.06 (br d, J=5.4 Hz, 1H),6.83 (dd, J=10.6, 16.9 Hz, 1H), 6.18 (br d, J=16.9 Hz, 1H), 5.74 (br d,J=10.6 Hz, 1H), 5.38 (br s, 1H), 5.12 (br s, 1H), 4.88 (br d, J=6.1 Hz,1H), 4.52 (d, J=9.9 Hz, 1H), 4.43 (t, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 4.27 (br s, 1H),3.92 (br d, J=8.4 Hz, 6H), 3.85 (br s, 2H), 3.78 (br s, 2H), 3.54 (br d,J=14.1 Hz, 6H), 3.46-3.40 (m, 3H), 2.77 (br s, 2H), 2.61 (br s, 1H),2.45 (s, 3H), 2.39 (br s, 1H), 2.15 (br s, 2H), 2.02 (br d, J=8.6 Hz,1H), 1.77 (br s, 3H), 1.35 (br d, J=6.5 Hz, 3H), 1.30 (br d, J=6.1 Hz,3H), 0.90 (br s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-(2-((1-((2R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 399) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (1 g, 3.46 mmol, 1eq) in dichloromethane (30 mL) was added diacetoxyrhodium (38 mg, 0.17mmol, 0.05 eq) in one portion at 0° C. under nitrogen, then ethyl2-diazoacetate (2.37 g, 20.73 mmol, 6 eq) was added and stirred at 25°C. for 16 hours. The mixture was quenched by acetic acid (4 mL) slowlyand was added water (20 mL). The aqueous phase was extracted withdichloromethane (15 mL×3). The combined organic phase was washed withbrine (20 mL×3), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by columnchromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=30/1 to 10:1).Compound tert-butyl4-[2-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(700 mg, 1.86 mmol, 54% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR(400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 4.22-4.16 (m, 4H), 3.71-3.67 (m, 10H), 3.60-3.56 (m,1H), 3.31-3.13 (m, 2H), 1.81-1.61 (m, 2H), 1.50-1.47 (m, 2H), 1.47 (s,9H), 1.27 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

Step 2: Preparation of2-(2-(2-((1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)aceticacid

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[2-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(700 mg, 1.86 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (2 mL), methanol (2 mL) andwater (2 mL) was added lithium hydroxide monohydrate (235 mg, 5.59 mmol,3 eq), the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. Hydrochloric acidsolution (1 M) was added to the mixture to adjust pH about 3-4. Thereaction mixture was quenched by water (30 mL), and extracted with ethylacetate (20 mL×2), the combined organic layers were washed with brine(30 mL), dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated underreduced pressure to give a residue. Compound2-[2-[2-[(1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]aceticacid (460 mg, 1.32 mmol, 71% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-(2-(((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)amino)-2-oxoethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(600 mg, 1.35 mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) was added2-[2-[2-[(1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]aceticacid (469 mg, 1.35 mmol, 1 eq), 1-hydroxybenzotriazol (274 mg, 2.02mmol, 1.5 eq), 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimidehydrochloride (388 mg, 2.02 mmol, 1.5 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine(593 mg, 4.59 mmol, 3.4 eq), the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 16hours. The reaction mixture was quenched by water (50 mL), and extractedwith ethyl acetate (30 mL×2), the combined organic layers were washedwith brine (50 mL), dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was purified bycolumn chromatography (SiO₂, dichloromethane:methanol=50:1 to 5:1). Theresidue was further purified by semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC.Compound tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(777 mg, 1.00 mmol, 74% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 774.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-(2-(2-(2-(piperidin-4-yloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)acetamido)butanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(80 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was addedhydrochloric acid/dioxane (4 M, 0.8 mL, 30.96 eq). The reaction mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentratedunder vacuum to get(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(73 mg, 0.10 mmol, 99% yield, hydrochloride) as a light yellow solid.

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-(((R)-1-(4-(2-(2-(2-(((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)amino)-2-oxoethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidin-1-yl)propan-2-yl)oxy)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(73 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloric) in methanol (1 mL) was addedsodium acetic (25 mg, 0.31 mmol, 3 eq). The reaction mixture was stirredat 25° C. for 20 minutes. A solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-2-[(1R)-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethoxy]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(60 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was added, follow byacetic acid (12 mg, 0.21 mmol, 2 eq). The reaction mixture was cooled to0° C. and sodium cyanoborohydride (6 mg, 0.41 mmol, 4 eq) was added. Thereaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 14 hours. Dichloromethane (20mL) and water (20 mL) were added and the mixture was separated. Theorganic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and then concentrated undervacuum to get the residue. The residue was purified by prep-TLC (10%methanol in dichloromethane) to get the tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[(1R)-2-[4-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-piperidyl]-1-methyl-ethoxy]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(63 mg, 0.05 mmol, 46% yield, 94% purity) as a colorless gum. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 1238.6 [M+1]⁺.

Step 6: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-(2-(2-((1-((2R)-2-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[(1R)-2-[4-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-piperidyl]-1-methyl-ethoxy]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(63 mg, 0.05 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (7.70 g, 67.53 mmol, 5 mL, 1327.98 eq). Thereaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixturewas concentrated under vacuum to get(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(63.7 mg, 0.05 mmol, 100% yield, trifluoroacetate) was obtained as alight yellow gum.

Step 7: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-(2-(2-((1-((2R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(63 mg, 0.05 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) in N,N-dimethylformamide (1mL) and dichloromethane (5 mL) was added 2,6-lutidine (184 mg, 1.72mmol, 0.2 mL, 34.15 eq). The reaction mixture was cooled to −65° C. andthen a solution of prop-2-enoyl chloride (4 mg, 0.05 mmol, 0.9 eq) indichloromethane (0.36 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at −65° C.for 10 minutes. Dichloromethane (30 mL) and water (15 mL) were added andthe mixture was separated. The organic layer was dried over sodiumsulfate and then concentrated under vacuum to get the residue. Thisresidue was purified by semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC. Thecollected fractions were concentrated under vacuum to remove most of theacetonitrile and then lyophilized.(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(14.5 mg, 0.01 mmol, 21% yield, 98% purity, trifluoroacetate) wasobtained as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1192.5 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.06 (br d, J=11.9 Hz, 1H), 9.26 (br s, 1H), 8.98 (s,1H), 8.40 (d, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 8.07 (s, 1H), 7.82 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H),7.48-7.33 (m, 6H), 7.30 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.27-7.15 (m, 2H), 7.06 (dd,J=2.3, 9.0 Hz, 1H), 6.83 (dd, J=10.6, 16.6 Hz, 1H), 6.19 (dd, J=2.2,16.6 Hz, 1H), 5.80-5.72 (m, 1H), 5.64 (br s, 1H), 4.89 (br s, 1H), 4.54(br d, J=9.8 Hz, 1H), 4.42 (br t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.28 (br s, 1H), 3.96(br d, J=7.3 Hz, 6H), 3.93-3.90 (m, 4H), 3.86 (br s, 5H), 3.81 (br s,6H), 3.62-3.51 (m, 10H), 3.43-3.29 (m, 1H), 3.17 (br s, 2H), 2.45 (s,3H), 2.12-1.86 (m, 3H), 1.77 (br s, 1H), 1.47-1.33 (m, 6H), 0.92 (s,9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-(4-((1-((2R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 403) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl4-((4-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)piperazin-1-yl)methyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of ethyl 2-piperazin-1-ylacetate (1 g, 4.79 mmol, 1 eq,hydrochloride) in methanol (20 mL) and dichloromethane (20 mL) was addedsodium acetate (1.18 g, 14.38 mmol, 3 eq). The mixture was stirred at25° C. for 10 minutes. Then tert-butyl 4-formylpiperidine-1-carboxylate(1.02 g, 4.79 mmol, 1 eq) and acetic acid (576 mg, 9.58 mmol, 0.6 mL, 2eq) was added under stirring at 25° C. for 10 minutes. Then sodiumcyanoborohydride (603 mg, 9.58 mmol, 2 eq) was added at 0° C. Then thereaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. Then the mixturewas diluted with water (30 mL). Then the mixture was extracted by ethylacetate (30 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed with water(50 mL×2) and brine (50 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and concentrated under vacuum to give a residue. The residuewas purified by silica gel chromatography (Petroleum ether:Ethylacetate=7:3 to 0:1). Product tert-butyl4-[[4-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethyl)piperazin-1-yl]methyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate(1.7 g, 4.60 mmol, 96% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 370.3 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.24-4.18 (m, 2H),3.31 (s, 2H), 3.18-2.97 (m, 4H), 2.97-2.90 (m, 4H), 2.77-2.67 (m, 4H),2.09 (s, 2H), 1.94-1.85 (m, 1H), 1.84-1.74 (m, 2H), 1.46 (s, 9H),1.31-1.28 (m, 3H), 1.23-1.14 (m, 2H).

Step 2: Preparation of2-(4-((1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)aceticacid

To the mixture of tert-butyl4-[[4-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethyl)piperazin-1-yl]methyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate(200 mg, 0.54 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (2 mL), methanol (1 mL) andwater (2 mL) was added lithium hydroxide monohydrate (68 mg, 1.62 mmol,3 eq). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. The mixture wasacidified with diluted hydrochloride acid (1 M) to PH=6-7. Then themixture was concentrated under vacuum to give a residue. Product2-[4-[(1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)methyl]piperazin-1-yl]aceticacid (180 mg) was obtained as a pink solid.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl4-((4-(2-(((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)amino)-2-oxoethyl)piperazin-1-yl)methyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of2-[4-[(1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)methyl]piperazin-1-yl]aceticacid (115 mg, 0.34 mmol, 1 eq) and(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(150 mg, 0.34 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) in N,N-dimethylformamide (5 mL)was added 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (91 mg, 0.68 mmol, 2 eq),N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (130 mg,0.68 mmol, 2 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (218 mg, 1.69 mmol, 0.3mL, 5 eq). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. The mixturewas diluted with water (30 mL). Then the mixture was extracted by ethylacetate (30 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed with water(50 mL×2) and brine (50 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and concentrated under vacuum to give a residue. The residuewas purified by prep-TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1). Compoundtert-butyl4-[[4-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]methyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate(70 mg) was obtained as a colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 768.5 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-(2-(4-(piperidin-4-ylmethyl)piperazin-1-yl)acetamido)butanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To the mixture of tert-butyl4-[[4-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]methyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate(70 mg, 0.09 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was added hydrogenchloride/dioxane (4 M, 5 mL). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 30minutes. Then the mixture was concentrated under vacuum to give aresidue. Product(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[4-(4-piperidylmethyl)piperazin-1-yl]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(64 mg, hydrochloride) was obtained as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:668.5 [M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-(((R)-1-(4-((4-(2-(((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)amino)-2-oxoethyl)piperazin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)propan-2-yl)oxy)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[4-(4-piperidylmethyl)piperazin-1-yl]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(64 mg, 0.09 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) in dichloromethane (3 mL) andmethanol (3 mL) was added sodium acetate (23 mg, 0.27 mmol, 3 eq). Themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 10 minutes. Then tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-2-[(1R)-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethoxy]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(53 mg, 0.09 mmol, 1 eq) and acetic acid (11 mg, 0.18 mmol, 2 eq) wasadded under stirring at 25° C. for 10 minutes. Then sodiumcyanoborohydride (18 mg, 0.27 mmol, 3 eq) was added at 0° C. Then thereaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. The mixture wasconcentrated under vacuum to give a residue. The residue was purified byprep-TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1). Product tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[(1R)-2-[4-[[4-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]methyl]-1-piperidyl]-1-methyl-ethoxy]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(40 mg, 0.03 mmol, 36% yield) was obtained as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 617.4 [M/2+1]⁺.

Step 6: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-(4-((1-((2R)-2-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To the mixture of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[(1R)-2-[4-[[4-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]methyl]-1-piperidyl]-1-methyl-ethoxy]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(40 mg, 0.03 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (3.08 g, 2 mL). The mixture was stirred at 25° C.for 30 minutes. The mixture was concentrated under vacuum to give aresidue.(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[4-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]methyl]piperazin-1-yl]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(40 mg, trifluoroacetates) was obtained as a white solid.

Step 7: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-(4-((1-((2R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To the mixture of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[4-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]methyl]piperazin-1-yl]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(40 mg, 0.03 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetates) in dichloromethane (20 mL)was added 2,6-lutidine (35 mg, 0.32 mmol, 0.04 mL, 10 eq). Thenprop-2-enoyl chloride (3 mg, 0.03 mL, 0.9 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL)was added at −78° C. under nitrogen atmosphere. Then the mixture wasstirred at −78° C. for 15 minutes under nitrogen atmosphere. The mixturewas diluted with water (25 mL). Then it was extracted withdichloromethane (20 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed withbrine (30 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated under vacuum to give a residue. The residue was purified byprep-HPLC. Compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[4-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]methyl]piperazin-1-yl]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(5.8 mg, 0.005 mmol, 14.7% yield, 100% purity, formate) was obtained asa white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 593.8 [M/2+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ 8.96 (s, 1H), 8.44-8.42 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 8.28 (s, 2H), 8.00(s, 1H), 7.80-7.78 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.70-7.66 (d, J=16.0 Hz, 1H),7.46-7.39 (m, 3H), 7.38-7.31 (m, 2H), 7.28-7.27 (d, J=4.0 Hz, 1H),7.26-7.15 (m, 2H), 7.10-7.03 (m, 1H), 6.88-6.77 (m, 1H), 6.22-6.13 (m,1H), 5.78-5.71 (m, 1H), 5.45-5.36 (m, 1H), 4.92-4.81 (m, 1H), 4.50-4.32(m, 3H), 4.26 (s, 1H), 3.99-3.69 (m, 14H), 3.11-2.79 (m, 5H), 2.44 (s,7H), 2.11-1.85 (m, 6H), 1.79-1.69 (m, 1H), 1.59-1.49 (m, 2H), 1.41-1.26(m, 7H), 0.90 (s, 12H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-(4-((4-((2R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperazin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 404) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl4-((1-((benzyloxy)carbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (1 g, 3.46 mmol, 1eq) in hydrochloride/methanol (4 M, 3 mL, 3.47 eq), the mixture wasstirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue. Compound2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethanol (600 mg, hydrochloride) was obtainedas a white solid.

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(piperidin-4-ylmethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[(1-benzyloxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)methyl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (910mg, 2.18 mmol, 1 eq) in methanol (15 mL) was added palladium onactivated carbon catalyst (500 mg, 10% purity), The suspension wasdegassed under vacuum and purged with hydrogen several times. Thepalladium on activated carbon catalyst (100 mg, 0.07 mmol, 10% purity,3.27e-2 eq) in methanol (15 mL) was added to the mixture and stirredunder hydrogen (4 mg, 2.18 mmol, 1 eq) (50 psi) at 25° C. for 16 hours.The reaction mixture was filtered and the filter was concentrated.Compound tert-butyl 4-(4-piperidylmethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (1.8g) was obtained as a colorless gum. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 284.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl4-((1-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-(4-piperidylmethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (650 mg, 2.29 mmol, 1 eq)and ethyl 2-bromoacetate (460 mg, 2.75 mmol, 0.3 mL, 1.2 eq) inacetonitrile (10 mL) was added potassium carbonate (951 mg, 6.88 mmol, 3eq), the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 16 hours. The reactionmixture was quenched by water (30 mL), and extracted with ethyl acetate(20 mL×2), the combined organic layers were washed with brine (30 mL),dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. The residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=10:1 to 0:1). Compoundtert-butyl4-[[1-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-piperidyl]methyl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(537 mg, 1.45 mmol, 63% yield) was obtained as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.16 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.38 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 2H), 3.20 (s,2H), 2.94 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 2H), 2.36-2.27 (m, 4H), 2.21-2.11 (m, 4H), 1.73(d, J=12.8 Hz, 2H), 1.43 (s, 9H), 1.26-1.22 (m, 8H).

Step 4: Preparation of2-(4-((4-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperazin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)aceticacid

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[[1-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-piperidyl]methyl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(567 mg, 1.53 mmol, 1 eq) in water (5 mL), methanol (5 mL) andtetrahydrofuran (5 mL) was added lithium hydroxide monohydrate (322 mg,7.67 mmol, 5 eq), the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. Themixture was poured into the hydrochloric acid solution (1 M) to adjustpH about 6-7. The reaction mixture was extracted with(chloroform:isopropanol=5:1) (200 mL×2), the combined organic layerswere dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. Compound2-[4-[(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-1-piperidyl]aceticacid (332 mg, 0.97 mmol, 63% yield) was obtained as a yellow solid.¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 3.57 (s, 2H), 3.42 (s, 4H), 2.38 (t, J=5.2 Hz,4H), 2.26 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.02 (d, J=14.4 Hz, 2H), 1.56-1.42 (m,11H), 1.15 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 5H).

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl4-((1-(2-(((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)amino)-2-oxoethyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of2-[4-[(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-1-piperidyl]aceticacid (115 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.08 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (5 mL) wasadded(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(150 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride),1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (90 mg, 0.47mmol, 1.5 eq), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (63 mg, 0.47 mmol, 1.5 eq),N,N-diisopropylethylamine (161 mg, 1.25 mmol, 0.2 mL, 4 eq), the mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched bywater (30 mL), and extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×2), the combinedorganic layers were washed with brine (30 mL), dried over sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give aresidue. The residue was purified by prep-TLC(dichloromethane:methanol=10:1). Compound tert-butyl4-[[1-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethyl]-4-piperidyl]methyl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(140 mg, 0.18 mmol, 57% yield, 98% purity) was obtained as a colorlesssolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 768.05 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 8.88(s, 1H), 7.47-7.38 (m, 4H), 5.01 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 4.65-4.44 (m, 4H),3.90-3.83 (m, 1H), 3.80-3.69 (m, 1H), 3.42 (s, 3H), 3.35 (s, 4H), 3.03(d, J=4.4 Hz, 2H), 2.93-2.84 (m, 2H), 2.48 (s, 3H), 2.37 (t, J=4.8 Hz,4H), 2.25-2.20 (m, 4H), 2.02-1.91 (m, 1H), 1.80 (t, J=13.6 Hz, 2H),1.60-1.50 (m, 4H), 1.45 (s, 9H), 1.33-1.22 (m, 2H), 1.06-1.02 (m, 9H).

Step 6: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-(2-(4-(piperazin-1-ylmethyl)piperidin-1-yl)acetamido)butanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[[1-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthia-zol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethyl]-4-piperidyl]methyl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(140 mg, 0.18 mmol, 1 eq) in hydrochloric acid/methanol (4 M, 5 mL,109.72 eq), the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. The mixturewas concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. Compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[4-(piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-1-piperidyl]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(120 mg, 0.17 mmol, 93% yield, hydrochloride) was obtained as acolorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 668.5 [M+1]⁺.

Step 7: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-(((R)-1-(4-((1-(2-(((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)amino)-2-oxoethyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-2-yl)oxy)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[4-(piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-1-piperidyl]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(73 mg, 0.1 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) in methanol (3 mL) was addedsodium acetate (25 mg, 0.3 mmol, 3 eq), the mixture was stirred at 25°C. for 0.5 h. Then tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-2-[(1R)-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethoxy]qui-nazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(60 mg, 0.1 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (3 mL) was added. Acetic acid(6 mg, 0.1 mmol, 0.006 mL, 1 eq) followed by sodium cyanoborohydride (19mg, 0.3 mmol, 3 eq) were added to the reaction at 0° C. for 0.5 hour.The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 11 hours. The mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by prep-TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1). Compoundtert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[(1R)-2-[4-[[1-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethyl]-4-piperidyl]methyl]piperazin-1-yl]-1-methyl-ethoxy]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(72 mg, 0.06 mmol, 55% yield, 97% purity) was obtained as a colorlessoil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 617.4 [M/2+1]⁺.

Step 8: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-(4-((4-((2R)-2-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperazin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[(1R)-2-[4-[[1-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethyl]-4-piperidyl]methyl]piperazin-1-yl]-1-methyl-ethoxy]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(72 mg, 0.06 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (10 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (1.54 g, 13.51 mmol, 1 mL, 231.28 eq), the mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was concentrated underreduced pressure to give a residue. Compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[4-[[4-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]piperazin-1-yl]methyl]-1-piperidyl]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(72 mg, 0.06 mmol, 99% yield, trifluoroacetate) was obtained as a yellowoil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 567.4 [M/2+1]⁺.

Step 9: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-(4-((4-((2R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperazin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[4-[[4-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]piperazin-1-yl]methyl]-1-piperidyl]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(72 mg, 0.06 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) in N,N-dimethylformamide (1mL) was added 2,6-lutidine (248 mg, 2.31 mmol, 0.3 mL, 40 eq), themixture was cooled to −78° C., and then prop-2-enoyl chloride (4.70 mg,0.05 mmol, 0.004 mL, 0.9 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was added dropwise, the mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 30 minutes. The mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC. Compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[4-[[4-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]piperazin-1-yl]methyl]-1-piperidyl]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(9.9 mg, 0.008 mmol, 14% yield, 96% purity) was obtained as a whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 594.8 [M/2+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.98(s, 1H), 8.45 (d, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 8.25 (s, 2H), 8.01 (s, 1H), 7.81 (d,J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.73 (d, J=9.7 Hz, 1H), 7.43 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 3H), 7.36 (d,J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.29 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.24-7.18 (m, 2H), 7.06 (dd,J=2.3, 8.5 Hz, 1H), 6.84 (dd, J=10.5, 16.7 Hz, 1H), 6.18 (dd, J=2.1,16.6 Hz, 1H), 5.79-5.72 (m, 1H), 5.45-5.38 (m, 1H), 4.88 (t, J=7.2 Hz,1H), 4.51-4.39 (m, 2H), 4.27 (s, 1H), 3.95-3.73 (m, 8H), 2.99 (d, J=14.9Hz, 1H), 2.87-2.71 (m, 4H), 2.69-2.58 (m, 3H), 2.45 (s, 3H), 2.40 (s,2H), 2.21 (s, 4H), 2.08-2.02 (m, 6H), 1.79-1.58 (m, 4H), 1.45-1.29 (m,8H), 1.07 (s, 2H), 0.92 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-20-((1-((R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)-2-(tert-butyl)-4-oxo-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxa-3-azaicosanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 410) Step 1: Preparation of2,4-dibromonaphthalen-1-amine

To a solution of dibromine (25.67 g, 160.63 mmol, 8.3 mL, 2.30 eq) inacetic acid (75 mL) was added dropwise a solution of naphthalen-1-amine(10.00 g, 69.84 mmol, 9.8 mL, 1.00 eq) in acetic acid (50 mL) at 5° C.for 30 minutes. After the addition was completed, acetic acid (50 mL)was diluted. The reaction mixture was heated to 70° C. for 30 min. Thesuspension was filtered and washed with acetic acid (100 mL), the filtercake was suspend in 20% aqueous of sodium hydroxide (120 mL), themixture was stirred for 20 minutes and extracted with ethyl acetate (100mL×2), the combined organic phase was washed with sat. brine (150 mL),dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The residue waspurified by silica gel column chromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=30/1-1/1). The eluting solution was concentrated and treatedwith a mixture of ethyl acetate and petroleum ether (50 mL, V/V=1/10),the suspension was filtered and washed with petroleum ether (50 mL), thefilter cake was dried in vacuum. Compound 2,4-dibromonaphthalen-1-amine(10.20 g, 33.89 mmol, 49% yield) was obtained as a gray solid. ¹H-NMR(400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.18 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.81-7.90 (m, 2H), 7.62-7.53(m, 2H), 4.63 (brs, 2H).

Step 2: Preparation of 4-bromo-2-hydroxynaphthalene-1-diazonium

To a solution of 2,4-dibromonaphthalen-1-amine (10.20 g, 33.89 mmol,1.00 eq) in a mixture of acetic acid (100 mL) and propionic acid (17 mL)was added sodium nitrite (2.69 g, 38.97 mmol, 1.15 eq) at 5-8° C. inportions over a period of 15 minutes. The reaction mixture was stirredat 5˜8° C. for 45 minutes. The mixture was poured into ice-water (660mL) under stirring, the slurry was filtered and washed with water (100mL), the filtered cake was air dried. Compound4-bromo-2-hydroxynaphthalene-1-diazonium (8.20 g, 32.79 mmol, 97% yield)was obtained as a pale yellow solid.

Step 3: Preparation of 4-bromonaphthalen-2-ol

To a solution of 4-bromo-2-hydroxy-naphthalene-1-diazonium (8.20 g,32.79 mmol, 1.00 eq) in ethanol (170 mL) was added sodiumtetrahydroborate (2.84 g, 75.07 mmol, 2.29 eq) in portions over a periodof 10 minutes at 10° C. The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 80minutes. The solution was adjusted to pH-6 with hydrochloride solution(1.0M, 80 mL), the organic phase was removed under reduced pressure anddiluted with water (150 mL), the mixture was extracted with ethylacetate (150 mL×2), the combined organic phase was dried with sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified by silicagel column chromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=50/1 to 5/1).Compound 4-bromonaphthalen-2-ol (2.70 g, 12.10 mmol, 37% yield) wasobtained as a purple solid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.15 (d, J=8.0 Hz,1H), 7.66 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.49-7.41 (m, 3H), 7.15 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H),5.42 (s, 1H).

Step 4: Preparation of 1-bromo-3-(methoxymethoxy)naphthalene

To a solution of 4-bromonaphthalen-2-ol (2.70 g, 12.10 mmol, 1.00 eq)and potassium carbonate (5.02 g, 36.31 mmol, 3.00 eq) inN,N-dimethylformamide (20.0 mL) was added dropwisechloro(methoxy)methane (1.49 g, 18.51 mmol, 1.4 mL, 1.53 eq) at 0° C.The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 12 hours. The mixture was dilutedwith water (100 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×2), thecombined organic phase was washed with saturated brine (40 mL×2), driedover sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The crude product waspurified by Semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC, the eluting solutionwas removed under reduced pressure and dried in vacuum. Compound1-bromo-3-(methoxymethoxy) naphthalene (1.40 g, 5.24 mmol, 43% yield)was obtained as a pale red oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.18-8.15 (m,1H), 7.78-7.13 (m, 1H), 7.59 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.53-7.45 (m, 2H), 7.41(d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 5.30 (s, 2H), 3.54 (s, 3H).

Step 5: Preparation of7-benzyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,4-diol

Sodium (11.64 g, 506.31 mmol, 4.43 eq) was added into ethanol (500 mL)in portions over a period of 30 minutes at 0° C. and stirred at 20° C.for another 30 minutes. And then ethyl1-benzyl-3-oxopiperidine-4-carboxylate (34.00 g, 114.18 mmol, 1.00 eq,hydrochloride salt) and urea (20.57 g, 342.54 mmol, 3.00 eq) were addedthe upper solution, the reaction mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 12hours. The mixture was adjusted to pH-7 with hydrochloride solution (1.0M) and most of organic phase was removed under reduced pressure. Thesuspension was filtered and washed with water (40 mL), the filter cakewas dried in vacuum. Compound7-benzyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,4-diol (18.10 g,70.35 mmol, 62% yield) was obtained as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:258.1 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.93 (s, 1H), 10.61 (s, 1H),7.37-7.27 (m, 5H), 3.62 (s, 2H), 3.13 (s, 2H), 2.61 (t, J=5.6 Hz, 2H),2.23 (t, J=5.2 Hz, 2H).

Step 6: Preparation of7-benzyl-2,4-dichloro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine

To a solution of7-benzyl-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,4-diol (18.10 g, 70.35mmol, 1.00 eq) in phosphoryl trichloride (165.00 g, 1.08 mol, 100 mL,15.30 eq) was slowly added diisopropylethylamine (27.28 g, 211.05 mmol,36.8 mL, 3.00 eq). The mixture was stirred at 110° C. for 12 hours. Thesolvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and diluted withdichloromethane (150 mL), the suspension was slowly poured into ice-bathand adjusted to pH-7 with saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate solution(100 mL), the organic phase was separated and the aqueous was extractedwith dichloromethane (150 mL×3), the combined organic phase was driedover sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. (phosphoryl trichloridewas slowly poured into water under stirring and adjusted to pH˜7 withsaturated sodium hydrogen carbonate solution). The residue was purifiedby silica gel column chromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=10/1to 5/1). Compound7-benzyl-2,4-dichloro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine (6.70 g,22.78 mmol, 32% yield) was obtained as a pale red solid.pyrimidine-2,4-diol (18.10 g, 70.35 mmol, 62% yield) was obtained as awhite solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 294.0 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ7.36-7.28 (m, 5H), 3.74 (s, 2H), 3.67 (s, 2H), 2.85 (s, 4H).

Step 7: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(7-benzyl-2-chloro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of7-benzyl-2,4-dichloro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine (28.50g, 96.88 mmol, 1.00 eq) and tert-butyl piperazine-1-carboxylate (18.95g, 101.72 mmol, 1.05 eq) in (methylsulfinyl)methane (200 mL) was addeddiisopropylethylamine (25.04 g, 193.76 mmol, 33.8 mL, 2.00 eq). Themixture was stirred at 55° C. for 3 hours. The mixture was diluted withwater (500 mL) and ethyl acetate (60 mL), the suspension was stirred for10 minutes and the aqueous phase was separated, the organic layer wasfiltered, the filter cake was washed with ethyl acetate (40 mL),petroleum ether (60 mL) and dried in vacuum, about 38 g of the productas a white solid was obtained, the aqueous was extracted with ethylacetate (150 mL×2). The combined organic phase and the upper filtratewere washed with water (300 mL), sat. brine (300 mL×2), dried oversodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The crude product waspurified by silica gel column chromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=10/1 to 3/1) to give about 3.2 g of the product as a whitesolid. Compound tert-butyl4-(7-benzyl-2-chloro-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(41.20 g, 92.80 mmol, 96% yield) was obtained as a white solid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 444.1 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.36-7.29 (m, 5H),3.70 (s, 2H), 3.62 (s, 2H), 3.54-3.49 (m, 8H), 2.68 (s, 4H), 1.50 (s,9H).

Step 8: Preparation of tert-butyl(R)-4-(7-benzyl-2-((1,1-dimethoxypropan-2-yl)oxy)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-(7-benzyl-2-chloro-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(10.00 g, 22.52 mmol, 1.00 eq) and (R)-1,1-dimethoxypropan-2-ol (4.06 g,33.79 mmol, 1.50 eq) in toluene (120 mL) were addedtris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(O) (1.24 g, 1.35 mmol, 0.06 eq),(R)-(+)-2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthalene (1.40 g, 2.25mmol, 0.10 eq) and sodium 2-methylpropan-2-olate (5.41 g, 56.31 mmol,2.50 eq). The reaction mixture was degassed with nitrogen gas andstirred at 100° C. for 4 hours. The solvent was removed under reducedpressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(17-50% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether). Compound tert-butyl4-[7-benzyl-2-[(1R)-2,2-dimethoxy-1-methyl-ethoxy]-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(4.90 g, 9.29 mmol, 41% yield) was obtained as a green solid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 528.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 9: Preparation of tert-butyl(R)-4-(2-((1,1-dimethoxypropan-2-yl)oxy)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[7-benzyl-2-[(1R)-2,2-dimethoxy-1-methyl-ethoxy]-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(4.90 g, 9.29 mmol, 1.00 eq) in a mixture of methanol (90 mL) andtetrahydrofuran (15 mL) were added ammonia hydroxide (9.04 mmol, 92.86mmol, 9.9 mL, 36% purity, 10.00 eq) and palladium on activated carbon(10%, 1.00 g) under nitrogen gas. The suspension was degassed undervacuum and purged with hydrogen gas several times. The mixture wasstirred under hydrogen gas (50 psi) at 50° C. for 64 hours. Thesuspension was filtered through a celite pad and washed with methanol(30 mL), the filtrate was concentrated and dried in vacuum. Compoundtert-butyl4-[2-[(1R)-2,2-dimethoxy-1-methyl-ethoxy]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(3.54 g, 8.09 mmol, 87% yield) was obtained as a yellow gum. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 438.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 10: Preparation of tert-butyl(R)-4-(2-((1,1-dimethoxypropan-2-yl)oxy)-7-(3-(methoxymethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of tert-butyl4-[2-[(1R)-2,2-dimethoxy-1-methyl-ethoxy]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(3.54 g, 8.09 mmol, 1.00 eq) and 1-bromo-3-(methoxymethoxy)naphthalene(2.27 g, 8.50 mmol, 1.05 eq) in dioxane (45 mL) were added RuPhos-Pd-G3(338 mg, 0.40 mmol, 0.05 eq),dicyclohexyl-(2′,6′-diisopropoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)phosphine (388 mg,0.81 mmol, 0.10 eq) and cesium carbonate (6.59 g, 20.23 mmol, 2.50 eq).The reaction mixture was degassed with nitrogen gas and stirred at 100°C. for 5 hours. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure. Theresidue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (Petroleumether/Ethyl acetate=5/1-3/1). Compound tert-butyl4-[2-[(1R)-2,2-dimethoxy-1-methyl-ethoxy]-7-[3-(methoxymethoxy)-1-naphthyl]-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(3.90 g, 6.25 mmol, 77% yield) was obtained as a pale red solid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 624.4 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.11 (d, J=8.4 Hz,1H), 7.76 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.38 (t, J=8.4 Hz,1H), 7.17 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 6.89 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 5.31 (s, 2H),5.28-5.21 (m, 1H), 4.48 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 1H), 4.25 (s, 2H), 3.59-3.43 (m,17H), 3.37 (s, 2H), 2.88 (s, 2H), 1.51 (s, 9H), 1.37 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 3H).

Step 11: Preparation of(R)-2-((7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)propanal

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[2-[(1R)-2,2-dimethoxy-1-methyl-ethoxy]-7-[3-(methoxymethoxy)-1-naphthyl]-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(1.90 g, 3.05 mmol, 1.00 eq) in dichloromethane (10 mL) was addedhydrochloride/Dioxane (4.0 M, 20 mL, 26.26 eq). The reaction mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 4.0 hours. The suspension was filtered and washedwith ethyl acetate (15 mL) and petroleum ether (15 mL), the filter cakewas dried in vacuum. Compound(2R)-2-[[7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxy]propanal(800 mg, 1.70 mmol, 56% yield, hydrochloride salt) were obtained as apale yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 434.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 12: Preparation of(R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)propanal

To a solution of(2R)-2-[[7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxy]propanal(400 mg, 0.85 mmol, 1.00 eq, hydrochloride salt) in a mixture ofdichloromethane (155 mL) and N,N-dimethylformamide (4 mL) was added asolution of prop-2-enoyl chloride (85 mg, 0.94 mmol, 1.10 eq) indichloromethane (5 mL). And then 2,6-lutidine (2.74 g, 25.53 mmol, 30.00eq) was added dropwise at −78° C. for 30 minutes. The reaction mixturewas stirred at −78° C. for 1.0 hour. The solvent was removed underreduced pressure and then evaporated the high boiling point solvent invacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=3/1 to 1/1, ethylacetate/methanol=20/1-10/1). The product(2R)-2-[[7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxy]propanal(700 mg) was obtained as a pale red solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 488.1[M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 9.94 (s, 1H), 8.01 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H),7.49-7.24 (m, 3H), 6.87-6.77 (m, 1H), 6.18 (d, J=16.8 Hz, 2H), 5.76 (d,J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 5.21-5.05 (m, 1H), 4.60-4.46 (m, 2H), 4.05-3.95 (m, 4H),3.83-3.74 (m, 8H), 1.50 (t, J=6.4 Hz, 3H).

Step 13: Preparation of 14-hydroxy-3,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate

To a solution of2-[2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol (15 g, 62.95mmol, 13.27 mL, 2 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (150 mL) was added sodiumhydride (1.26 g, 31.48 mmol, 60% purity, 1 eq) at 0° C. The mixture wasstirred at 0° C. for 0.5 hour. Then p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (6.00 g,31.48 mmol, 1 eq) was added, the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2hours. The mixture was poured into saturated ammonium chloride aqueoussolution (100 mL), the water layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (80mL×2). Then the organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and the filtrate was condensed to get the residue. The residuewas purified by silica gel column chromatography (petroleum ether/ethylacetate=3/1 to dichloromathane/methanol=10/1) to get2-[2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (8.62 g, 21.96 mmol, 69% yield) as a lightyellow oil.

Step 14: Preparation of14-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)-3,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate

To a solution of 2-[2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (13 g, 33.12 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane(100 mL) was added pyridine 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (416 mg, 1.66 mmol,0.05 eq) and 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran (3.34 g, 39.75 mmol, 3.63 mL, 1.2 eq)at 0° C. Then the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 16 hours. Themixture was filtrated to get the filtrate. The filtrate was quenched bywater (300 mL) and then diluted with dichloromethane (500 mL) andextracted with dichloromethane (500 mL×2). The combined organic layerswere washed with brine (300 mL), dried over, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was purified bychromatography on silica gel (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3:1) toafford2-[2-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (12.5 g, 26.23 mmol) as yellow oil.

Step 15: Preparation of tert-butyl4-((14-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)-3,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecyl)oxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of tert-butyl 4-hydroxypiperidine-1-carboxylate (6.33 g,31.47 mmol, 1.2 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (500 mL) was added sodiumhydrogen (1.26 g, 31.47 mmol, 60% purity, 1.2 eq) at 0° C. in portions.The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour. Then to the mixture wasadded a solution of2-[2-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (12.5 g, 26.23 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran(50 mL) dropwise. The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. Theresidue was poured into saturated sodium bicarbonate (300 mL). Themixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL×3). The organic layerwas combined, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and filtered. Thefiltrate was concentrated. The residue was purified by chromatography onsilica gel (petroleum ether/ethyl acetat=3:1). Tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylatewas obtained (13.3 g) as yellow oil.

Step 16: Preparation of tert-butyl4-((14-hydroxy-3,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecyl)oxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(13.3 g, 26.30 mmol, 1 eq) in ethyl alcohol (50 mL) was added pyridine4-methylbenzenesulfonate (661 mg, 2.63 mmol, 0.1 eq). The mixture wasstirred at 60° C. for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by column chromatography (Petroleum ether:Ethyl acetate=5:1 to0:1). Tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(7.2 g, 17.08 mmol, 65% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil.

Step 17: Preparation of tert-butyl4-((17-oxo-3,6,9,12,15,18-hexaoxaicosyl)oxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(400 mg, 0.95 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) was added sodiumhydride (46 mg, 1.14 mmol, 60% purity, 1.2 eq) in one portion at 0° C.under nitrogen. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 0.5 hour. Then wasadded and ethyl 2-bromoacetate (190 mg, 1.14 mmol, 1.2 eq) at 0° C. Themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 11.5 hours. To the reaction mixturewas added water (30 mL) and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate(30 mL×3). The combined organic phase was washed with brine (20 mL),dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated invacuum. The residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂,petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=5/1 to 1/1). Compound tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(250 mg, 0.49 mmol, 51% yield) was obtained as a white oil.

Step 18: Preparation of17-((1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxaheptadecanoicacid

To a solution oftert-butyl-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(250 mg, 492.50 umol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (5 mL) and water (5 mL)was added lithium hydrate (59 mg, 2.46 mmol, 5 eq). The mixture wasstirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was charged with 1M hydrochloric acid to adjust pH=5, and extracted with ethyl acetate 20mL (20 mL*3). The combined organic layers were dried over sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to givecompound2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[(1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]aceticacid (200 mg) as a yellow oil.

Step 19: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(((S)-19-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-20,20-dimethyl-17-oxo-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxa-18-azahenicosyl)oxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

A mixture of2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[(1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]aceticacid (500 mg, 1.04 mmol, 1 eq),(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(464 mg, 1.04 mmol, 1 eq), 1-hydroxybenzotriazol (211 mg, 1.56 mmol, 1.5eq), 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (300mg, 1.56 mmol, 1.5 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (539 mg, 4.17 mmol,4 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) was degassed and purged withnitrogen for 3 times, and then the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12hours under N₂ atmosphere. To the reaction mixture was added water (50mL) and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL×3). Thecombined organic phase was washed with brine (20 mL), dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum. The crudeproduct was purified by semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC to yieldcompound tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxoethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(700 mg, 0.77 mmol, 74% yield) as a colorless oil.

Step 20: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-(tert-butyl)-4-oxo-20-(piperidin-4-yloxy)-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxa-3-azaicosanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(100 mg, 0.11 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was addedhydrochloric acid/dioxane (4 M, 1 mL, 36.25 eq). The reaction mixturestirred at 25° C. for 1 hours. The mixture was concentrated under vacuumto get(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(93 mg, hydrochloride) as a colorless gum.

Step 21: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-20-((1-((R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)-2-(tert-butyl)-4-oxo-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxa-3-azaicosanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a mixture of (R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)propanal(40 mg, 0.08 mmol, 1.00 eq) and(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-(tert-butyl)-4-oxo-20-(piperidin-4-yloxy)-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxa-3-azaicosan-1-oyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(71 mg, 0.08 mmol, 1.00 eq, hydrochloride salt) in a mixture of1,2-dichloroethane (1.0 mL) and methanol (1.0 mL) was added sodiumacetate (135 mg, 1.64 mmol, 20.00 eq) for about 30 mins. And then sodiumcyanoborohydride (16 mg, 0.25 mmol, 3.00 eq) was added at 0° C. Themixture was allowed to warm to 20° C. for 1.5 hours. The suspension wasfiltered and washed with dichloromethane (7 mL), the filtrate wasconcentrated and dried in vacuum. The residue was purified by prep-TLC(dichloromethane:methanol=15:1). The product was further purified bySemi-preparative reserve phase HPLC. The eluting solution waslyophilized in vacuum. The product was further purified bySemi-preparative reserve phase HPLC. The eluting solution waslyophilized in vacuum. Compound(2S,4R)-1-((S)-20-((1-((R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)-2-(tert-butyl)-4-oxo-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxa-3-azaicosan-1-oyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(7.1 mg, 0.005 mmol, 7% yield, 97% purity) was obtained as a pink solid.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1299.7 [M+23]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.60 (s, 1H),7.94 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.55 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.48 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H),7.34-7.21 (m, 7H), 6.82 (s, 1H), 6.71 (s, 1H), 6.51 (dd, J=10.8, 16.8Hz, 1H), 6.26 (d, J=16.8 Hz, 1H), 5.68 (d, J=10.8 Hz, 1H), 5.35-5.22 (m,1H), 5.04-4.98 (m, 1H), 4.68 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.53 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H),4.44 (s, 1H), 4.10 (s, 2H), 4.01-3.89 (m, 3H), 3.75-3.35 (m, 30H),3.30-3.15 (m, 2H), 2.88-2.78 (m, 2H), 2.75-2.65 (m, 2H), 2.44 (s, 3H),2.41-2.33 (m, 2H), 2.27-2.15 (m, 2H), 2.08-2.00 (m, 1H), 1.96-1.86 (m,3H), 1.56-1.44 (m, 3H), 1.40 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.26 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 3H),0.99 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of5-(2-(2-(2-((1-((2R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione(Exemplary Compound 428) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(800 mg, 1.64 mmol, 1 eq) and2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-5-hydroxy-isoindoline-1,3-dione (449 mg, 1.64mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) was added potassiumcarbonate (566 mg, 4.10 mmol, 2.5 eq) and potassium iodide (27 mg, 0.16mmol, 0.1 eq). The mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 12 hours. Themixture was poured into hydrochloric acid solution (30 mL, 1 M). Then itwas extracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL×3). The combined organic layerwas washed with water (50 mL×2), and brine (50 mL×2), dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. The residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=3:1 to 1:2) to give aproduct. The product was further purified by prep-HPLC. Compoundtert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(330 mg, 0.56 mmol, 34% yield) was obtained as a white solid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 490.1 [M-100]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.81 (d, J=8.4 Hz,1H), 7.44 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.36-7.33 (m, 1H), 5.13-5.11 (m, 1H), 4.58(s, 1H), 4.32-4.30 (m, 1H), 3.72-3.70 (m, 3H), 3.68-3.65 (m, 2H),3.62-3.58 (s, 4H), 3.56-3.52 (m, 1H), 3.14-3.02 (m, 2H), 2.78-2.77 (m,1H), 2.74-2.73 (m, 2H), 2.06-2.12 (m, 1H), 1.84-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.47-1.46(m, 2H), 1.44 (s, 9H).

Step 2: Preparation of2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-5-(2-(2-(2-(piperidin-4-yloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)isoindoline-1,3-dione

To the mixture of tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(330 mg, 0.55 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was addedhydrochloric acid/dioxane (4 M, 5 mL). The mixture was stirred at 25° C.for 1 hour. The mixture was concentrated under vacuum to give theproduct2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-5-[2-[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]isoindoline-1,3-dione(290 mg, 0.55 mmol, 98% yield, hydrochloride) as a yellow oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 490.3 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-2-(((2R)-1-(4-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidin-1-yl)propan-2-yl)oxy)-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-5-[2-[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]isoindoline-1,3-dione(54 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) in dichloromethane (3 mL) andmethanol (3 mL) was added sodium acetate (25 mg, 0.30 mmol, 3 eq). Themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 10 minutes. Then tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-2-[(1R)-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethoxy]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(60 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1 eq) and acetic acid (12 mg, 0.20 mmol, 0.01 mL, 2eq) was added under stirring at 25° C. for 10 minutes. Then sodiumcyanoborohydride (19 mg, 0.30 mmol, 3 eq) was added at 0° C. Then thereaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. The mixture wasconcentrated under vacuum to give a residue. The residue was purified byprep-TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1). Compoundtert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[(1R)-2-[4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-piperidyl]-1-methyl-ethoxy]-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(60 mg, 0.056 mmol, 55.10% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 1054.6 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of5-(2-(2-(2-((1-((2R)-2-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione

To the mixture of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[(1R)-2-[4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-piperidyl]-1-methyl-ethoxy]-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(60 mg, 0.056 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (3.08 g, 27.01 mmol, 2 mL, 474 eq). The mixture wasstirred at 25° C. for 30 minutes. Then the mixture was concentrated togive the product5-[2-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)isoindoline-1,3-dione(60 mg, trifluoroacetate) as colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 954.4[M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of5-(2-(2-(2-((1-((2R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione

To the mixture of5-[2-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)isoindoline-1,3-dione(60 mg, 0.056 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) in dichloromethane (20 mL)was added 2,6-lutidine (0.06 mL, 10 eq). Then prop-2-enoyl chloride (4mg, 0.050 mmol, 0.004 mL, 0.9 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was added tothe mixture at −78° C. under nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture wasstirred at −78° C. for 30 minutes under nitrogen atmosphere. Then themixture was quenched with water (20 mL). It was extracted withdichloromethane (20 mL×3) and washed with brine (20 mL×2), dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under vacuum to givea residue. The residue was purified by prep-HPLC. Compound5-[2-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)isoindoline-1,3-dione(5.6 mg, 0.0052 mmol, 9.27% yield, 98% purity, formate) was obtained asa white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 504.8 [M/2+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ 11.10 (s, 1H), 8.31 (s, 2H), 7.99 (s, 1H), 7.80-7.78 (d,J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.47-7.40 (m, 2H), 7.36-7.30 (m, 1H), 7.28 (s, 1H),7.23-7.20 (m, 1H), 7.08-7.04 (m, 1H), 6.88-6.77 (m, 1H), 6.25-6.13 (m,1H), 5.83-5.67 (m, 2H), 5.43-5.31 (m, 1H), 5.13-5.06 (m, 1H), 4.29-4.24(m, 2H), 3.94-3.72 (m, 12H), 3.58-3.52 (m, 7H), 3.24-3.13 (m, 2H),2.94-2.71 (m, 3H), 2.64-2.55 (m, 2H), 2.41-2.34 (m, 1H), 2.21-1.91 (m,4H), 1.78-1.62 (m, 2H), 1.30-1.27 (m, 3H), 1.24-1.17 (m, 1H).

Exemplary Synthesis of5-(2-(2-((1-((2R)-2-((6-chloro-4-(4-(2,2-dihydroxyacetyl)piperazin-1-yl)-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione(Exemplary Compound 434) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (500mg, 1.13 mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) was added2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-5-hydroxy-isoindoline-1,3-dione (309 mg, 1.13mmol, 1 eq), potassium iodide (19 mg, 0.11 mmol, 0.1 eq) and potassiumiodide (390 mg, 2.82 mmol, 2.5 eq), the mixture was stirred at 50° C.for 16 hours. The mixture was poured into hydrochloric acid solution (1M) to adjust pH about 3˜4, and the reaction mixture was extracted withethyl acetate (50 mL). The combined organic layers were washed withbrine (30 mL×2), dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was purified byprep-TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1). The residue was purified bysemi-preparative reverse phase HPLC. Tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(234 mg, 0.42 mmol, 38% yield) was obtained as a white solid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 568.3 [M+23]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-5-(2-(2-(piperidin-4-yloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)isoindoline-1,3-dione

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(330 mg, 0.60 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (4 mL) was addedhydrochloric acid/dioxane (4 M, 4 mL, 26.45 eq), the mixture was stirredat 25° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. Compound2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-5-[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]isoindoline-1,3-dione(260 mg, 0.54 mmol, 89% yield, hydrochloride) was obtained as acolorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 446.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-2-(((2R)-1-(4-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidin-1-yl)propan-2-yl)oxy)-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-5-[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]isoindoline-1,3-dione(86 mg, 0.19 mmol, 1.4 eq, hydrochloride) in methanol (3 mL) was addedsodium acetate (34 mg, 0.41 mmol, 3 eq), the mixture was stirred at 25°C. for 0.5 h. Then tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-2-[(1R)-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethoxy]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(80 mg, 0.14 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (3 mL) was added. Aceticacid (8 mg, 0.14 mmol, 1 eq) and sodium cyanoborohydride (26 mg, 0.41mmol, 3 eq) were added to the reaction at 0° C. for 0.5 hour, themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 11 hours. The reaction wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by prep-TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1). Compoundtert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[(1R)-2-[4-[2-[2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]-1-piperidyl]-1-methyl-ethoxy]-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(43 mg, 0.04 mmol, 28% yield, 90% purity) was obtained as a colorlessoil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1011.9 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of5-(2-(2-((1-((2R)-2-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[(1R)-2-[4-[2-[2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]-1-piperidyl]-1-methyl-ethoxy]-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(43 mg, 0.04 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (3 mL) was addedhydrochloric acid/dioxane (4 M, 3 mL, 282 eq), the mixture was stirredat 25° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. Compound5-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)isoindoline-1,3-dione(38 mg, 0.04 mol, 98% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil.

Step 5: Preparation of5-(2-(2-((1-((2R)-2-((6-chloro-4-(4-(2,2-dihydroxyacetyl)piperazin-1-yl)-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione

To a solution of 2,2-dihydroxyacetic acid (37 mg, 0.4 mmol, 10 eq),5-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)isoindoline-1,3-dione(38 mg, 0.04 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) ando-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-n,n,n′,n′-tetramethyluroniumhexafluorophosphate (61 mg, 0.16 mmol, 4 eq) was addeddiisopropylethylamine (16 mg, 0.12 mmol, 0.02 mL, 3 eq) inN,N-dimethylformamide (2 mL), the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 16hours. The reaction mixture was quenched by water (30 mL), and extractedwith ethyl acetate (20 mL×2), the combined organic layers were washedwith brine (30 mL), dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was purified bysemi-preparative reverse phase HPLC. Compound5-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[6-chloro-4-[4-(2,2-dihydroxyacetyl)piperazin-1-yl]-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]oxypropyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)isoindoline-1,3-dione(7.4 mg, 0.007 mmol, 18% yield, 96% purity) was obtained as a whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 984.3 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 11.08(s, 1H), 10.01 (s, 1H), 8.13 (s, 1H), 8.00 (s, 1H), 7.79 (d, J=8.3 Hz,1H), 7.46-7.38 (m, 2H), 7.34-7.30 (m, 1H), 7.27 (s, 1H), 7.23-7.14 (m,2H), 7.05 (dd, J=2.4, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 6.36 (d, J=7.3 Hz, 1H), 5.42-5.34 (m,1H), 5.09 (dd, J=5.4, 12.8 Hz, 1H), 4.27 (s, 2H), 3.92-3.80 (m, 5H),3.78-3.69 (m, 4H), 3.54 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 3H), 3.48 (dd, J=5.1, 10.9 Hz,4H), 2.93-2.81 (m, 3H), 2.63-2.51 (m, 5H), 2.23 (s, 2H), 2.08-1.99 (m,1H), 1.73 (s, 2H), 1.37-1.24 (m, 5H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)—N-(2-(2-((1-((R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 436) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-(3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)methyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (361 mg, 0.90mmol, 1.5 eq) and(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[[2-hydroxy-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(300 mg, 0.60 mmol, 1 eq) in acetonitrile (6 mL) was added potassiumcarbonate (166. mg, 1.20 mmol, 2 eq). The mixture was stirred at 80° C.for 12 hours. Water (30 mL) was added. The aqueous phase was extractedwith ethyl acetate (30 mL×2). The combined organic phase was dried withanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum to get thecrude product. The crude product was purified by semi-preparativereverse phase HPLC. Compound tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]methyl]-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(320 mg, 0.44 mmol, 73% yield) as a white solid was obtained. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 626.2 [M-100]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(2-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)methyl)-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

Tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]methyl]-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(320 mg, 0.44 mmol, 1 eq) was separated by chrial SFC. The mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to afford the product. Compoundtert-butyl4-[2-[2-[[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]methyl]-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(140 mg, 0.19 mmol, 85% yield, 97% purity) was obtained as a colorlessoil.

Step 3: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)-N-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)-2-(2-(piperidin-4-yloxy)ethoxy)benzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[2-[2-[[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]methyl]-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(140 mg, 0.19 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (3 mL) was addedhydrochloric acid/dioxane (4 M, 3 mL, 62.22 eq), the mixture was stirredat 25° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. Compound(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]-N-[[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)-2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(120 mg, 0.18 mmol, 94% yield, hydrochloride) was obtained as acolorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 626.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of(2S,4R)—N-(2-(2-((1-((R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a mixture of(2R)-2-[[7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxy]propanal(50 mg, 0.10 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (3 mL) and methanol (1 mL)was added sodium acetate (8 mg, 0.1 mmol, 1 eq) stirred at 25° C. for 15minutes, then acetic acid (6 mg, 0.1 mmol, 1 eq) and(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]-N-[[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)-2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(64 mg, 0.1 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) was added stirred at 0° C. for 15min, then borane; 2-methylpyridine (44 mg, 0.41 mmol, 4 eq) was added at0° C., then the reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. Themixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC. Compound(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[[7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxy]propyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(12.4 mg, 0.01 mmol, 10% yield, 95% purity) was obtained as a pinksolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1097.5 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.66(s, 1H), 8.97 (s, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 8.00 (d, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.66 (d,J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.37 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 1H), 7.26 (s, 1H), 7.04-6.95 (m, 2H),6.87-6.76 (m, 3H), 6.21-6.12 (m, 2H), 5.72 (d, J=12.3 Hz, 1H), 5.20 (s,1H), 4.35-4.04 (m, 8H), 3.85-3.63 (m, 8H), 3.51 (s, 14H), 2.90-2.73 (m,2H), 2.27-2.09 (m, 9H), 2.04-1.77 (m, 5H), 1.40 (s, 2H), 1.25 (d, J=6.1Hz, 3H), 0.96 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 0.79 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 0.69 (d, J=6.2Hz, 1H), 0.57 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 1H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(S)—N—((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(2-((1-((R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)-2-(methylamino)propanamide(Exemplary Compound 447) Step 1: Preparation of2-(2-(2-(piperidin-4-yloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethan-1-ol

To the mixture of tert-butyl4-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (950 mg,2.85 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (15 mL) was added hydrogenchloride/methanol (4 M, 0.7 mL, 1 eq). The mixture was stirred at 25° C.for 1 hour. The mixture was concentrated under vacuum to give theproduct 2-[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol (760 mg, 2.82mmol, 99% yield, hydrochloride) as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ 9.43-8.89 (m, 2H), 3.60-3.51 (m, 2H), 3.49-3.32 (m, 7H), 3.14(s, 3H), 3.12-2.99 (m, 2H), 2.95-2.80 (m, 2H), 2.43-2.21 (m, 1H),2.00-1.82 (m, 2H), 1.74-1.54 (m, 2H).

Step 2: Preparation of benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of 2-[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol (760 mg,2.82 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) in water (5 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (10mL) was added sodium hydrogencarbonate (710 mg, 8.45 mmol, 3 eq). Themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 30 minutes. Then benzyl chloroformate(720 mg, 4.23 mmol, 0.6 mL, 1.5 eq) was added in the mixture. Themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. Then the mixture was dilutedwith water (30 mL). Then the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate(30 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed with water (50 mL×2)and brine (50 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated under vacuum to give the product benzyl4-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (770 mg,2.10 mmol) as a colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 390.2 [M+23]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-(tosyloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of benzyl4-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (770 mg,2.10 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (15 mL) was added p-toluenesulfonylchloride (479 mg, 2.51 mmol, 1.2 eq) and triethylamine (424 mg, 4.19mmol, 0.5 mL, 2 eq). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours.Then the mixture was concentrated under vacuum to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by silica gel chromatography (Petroleum ether:Ethylacetate=10:1 to 1:1). Benzyl4-[2-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(100 mg, 0.19 mmol, 10% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 544.3 [M+23]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of benzyl4-(2-(2-(2-((4-(2-((S)-1-((S)-2-((S)-2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(methyl)amino)propanamido)-2-cyclohexylacetyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazol-4-yl)naphthalen-1-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of benzyl4-[2-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(100 mg, 0.19 mmol, 1 eq) and tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-[(2S)-2-[4-(4-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(119 mg, 0.19 mmol, 1 eq) in acetonitrile (5 mL) was added potassiumcarbonate (52 mg, 0.38 mmol, 2 eq). The mixture was stirred at 90° C.for 12 hours. The mixture was diluted with water (30 mL). Then themixture was extracted by ethyl acetate (30 mL×3). The combined organiclayers were washed with water (50 mL×2) and brine (50 mL×2), dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under vacuum to givea residue. The residue was purified by prep-TLC (ethyl acetate).Compound benzyl4-[2-[2-[2-[[4-[2-[(2S)-1-[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]propanoyl]amino]-2-cyclohexyl-acetyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]thiazol-4-yl]-1-naphthyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(120 mg) was obtained as a green oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 970.6 [M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(2-(piperidin-4-yloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate

To the mixture of benzyl4-[2-[2-[2-[[4-[2-[(2S)-1-[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]propanoyl]amino]-2-cyclohexyl-acetyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]thiazol-4-yl]-1-naphthyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(120 mg, 0.12 mmol, 1 eq) in trifluoroethanol (10 mL) was addedpalladium on activated carbon catalyst (30 mg, 10% purity) undernitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was degassed and refilled with hydrogenfor 3 times. Then it was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. The mixture wasfiltrated and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by prep-HPLC. Compound tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(35 mg, 0.04 mmol, 32% yield, formate) was obtained as a white solid.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 836.6 [M+1]⁺.

Step 6: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(2-((1-((R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate

To the mixture of tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(45 mg, 0.05 mmol, 1 eq, formate) in methanol (2 mL) and dichloromethane(2 mL) was added sodium acetate (12 mg, 0.15 mmol, 3 eq). Then borane;2-methylpyridine complex (27 mg, 0.25 mmol, 5 eq) was added to themixture under stirring. Then the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 20minutes. Then acetic acid (6 mg, 0.10 mmol, 2 eq) and(2R)-2-[[7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxy]propanal(24 mg, 0.05 mmol, 1 eq) was added at 0° C. Then the reaction mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. Then the mixture was concentratedunder vacuum to give a residue. The residue was purified by prep-TLC(dichloromethane:methanol=9:1). Tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[[7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxy]propyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(26 mg, 0.02 mmol, 39% yield) was obtained as a pink oil. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 1307.5 [M+1]⁺.

Step 7: Preparation of(S)—N—((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(2-((1-((R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)-2-(methylamino)propanamide

To the mixture of tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[[7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxy]propyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(26 mg, 0.02 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (2.5 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (3.38 mmol, 0.25 mL). The mixture was stirred at25° C. for 30 minutes. Then the mixture was adjusted to PH=7-8 withsodium hydrogencarbonate solution, then the mixture was filtered. Thefiltrate was purified by prep-HPLC. Compound(2S)—N-[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[[7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxy]propyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-ethyl]-2-(methylamino)propanamide(12.4 mg, 0.01 mmol, 48% yield, 95% purity, formate) was obtained as apink solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 604.4 [M/2+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ8.29-8.20 (m, 4H), 8.07-7.96 (m, 2H), 7.71-7.62 (m, 2H), 7.59-7.57 (d,J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.56-7.49 (m, 2H), 7.42-7.35 (m, 1H), 7.30-7.20 (m, 1H),7.03-7.01 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 6.88-6.74 (m, 3H), 6.19-6.10 (m, 1H),5.75-5.68 (m, 1H), 5.48-5.39 (m, 1H), 5.23-5.11 (m, 1H), 4.55-4.47 (m,1H), 4.34-4.27 (m, 2H), 4.05 (s, 2H), 3.93-3.88 (m, 2H), 3.82-3.77 (m,2H), 3.73-3.62 (m, 8H), 3.58-3.55 (m, 3H), 3.26-3.17 (m, 6H), 3.14-3.05(m, 2H), 2.92-2.83 (m, 2H), 2.79-2.68 (m, 2H), 2.31-2.24 (m, 2H),2.23-2.17 (m, 4H), 2.14-1.99 (m, 5H), 1.88-1.47 (m, 10H), 1.39-1.28 (m,2H), 1.23-1.21 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 3H), 1.16-0.94 (m, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(S)—N—((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-((1-((R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)-2-(methylamino)propanamide(Exemplary Compound 446) Step 1: Preparation of2-(2-(piperidin-4-yloxy)ethoxy)ethan-1-ol

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (1 g, 3.46 mmol, 1eq) in hydrochloride/methanol (4 M, 3 mL, 3.47 eq), the mixture wasstirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give the product2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethanol (600 mg, hydrochloride) as a whitesolid.

Step 2: Preparation of benzyl4-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of 2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethanol (600 mg, 3.17 mmol,1 eq) in dichloromethane (6 mL) was added benzyl carbonochloridate (568mg, 3.33 mmol, 0.5 mL, 1.05 eq) and triethylamine (481 mg, 4.76 mmol,0.7 mL, 1.5 eq), the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. Thereaction mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (20 mL×2) andhydrochloric acid solution (1 M) (30 mL). The combined organic layerswere washed with brine (50 mL), dried over sodium sulfate, concentratedunder reduced pressure to give the product benzyl4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (625 mg) as acolorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 324.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of benzyl4-(2-(2-(tosyloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of benzyl4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (625 mg, 1.93mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (10 mL) was added triethylamine (587 mg,5.80 mmol, 0.8 mL, 3 eq), then p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (553 mg, 2.90mmol, 1.5 eq) was added to the mixture, the mixture was stirred at 25°C. for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched by water (30 mL), andextracted with dichloromethane (50 mL×2), the combined organic layerswere washed with brine (30 mL), dried over sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by column chromatography (petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=30:1 to1:1). Compound benzyl4-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (650mg, 1.36 mmol, 70% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.82-7.76 (m, 2H), 7.42 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.38-7.28 (m,5H), 5.11 (s, 2H), 4.17-4.13 (m, 2H), 3.79-3.69 (m, 2H), 3.68-3.61 (m,2H), 3.58-3.49 (m, 5H), 3.22 (s, 2H), 2.47-2.40 (m, 3H), 1.87-1.77 (m,2H), 1.47 (tdd, J=4.4, 8.4, 12.8 Hz, 2H).

Step 4: Preparation of benzyl4-(2-(2-((4-(2-((S)-1-((S)-2-((S)-2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(methyl)amino)propanamido)-2-cyclohexylacetyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazol-4-yl)naphthalen-1-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of benzyl4-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate (231mg, 0.48 mmol, 1 eq), tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-[(2S)-2-[4-(4-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(300 mg, 0.48 mmol, 1 eq) in acetonitrile (5 mL) was added potassiumcarbonate (167 mg, 1.21 mmol, 2.5 eq), the mixture was stirred at 80° C.for 6 hours. The mixture was filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. The residue was purified by prep-TLC(dichloromethane:methanol=10:1). Compound benzyl4-[2-[2-[[4-[2-[(2S)-1-[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]propanoyl]amino]-2-cyclohexyl-acetyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]thiazol-4-yl]-1-naphthyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(400 mg, 0.36 mmol, 74% yield, 83% purity) was obtained as a yellow oil.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 926.5 [M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(piperidin-4-yloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate

To a solution of benzyl4-[2-[2-[[4-[2-[(2S)-1-[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]propanoyl]amino]-2-cyclohexyl-acetyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]thiazol-4-yl]-1-naphthyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]piperidine-1-carboxylate(350 mg, 0.38 mmol, 1 eq) in trifluoroethanol (20 mL) was addedpalladium on activated carbon catalyst (100 mg, 0.38 mmol, 10% purity, 1eq) under nitrogen. The suspension was degassed under vacuum and purgedwith hydrogen several times. The mixture was stirred under hydrogen (15psi) at 25° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was purified bysemi-preparative reverse phase HPLC. Compound tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(111 mg, 0.14 mmol, 37% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil.

Step 6: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-((1-((R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate

To a solution of tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(81 mg, 0.1 mmol, 1 eq) in methanol (3 mL) was added sodium acetate (17mg, 0.21 mmol, 2 eq), then borane; 2-methylpyridine (44 mg, 0.41 mmol, 4eq) in dichloromethane (1 mL) was added at 0° C. for 0.5 hour.(2R)-2-[[7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxy]propanal(50 mg, 0.1 mmol, 1 eq) and acetic acid (0.62 mg, 0.01 mmol, 0.1 eq) wasadded the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 11.5 hours. The mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by prep-TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1). Compoundtert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[[7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxy]propyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(60 mg, 0.05 mmol, 46% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil.

Step 7: Preparation of(S)—N—((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-((1-((R)-2-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)propyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)-2-(methylamino)propanamide

To a solution of tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[[7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxy]propyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(60 mg, 0.05 mol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (308 mg, 2.70 mmol, 0.2 mL, 56.89 eq), the mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 10 minutes. The reaction was poured into theaqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and the pH was adjusted to about7-8. The reaction mixture was quenched by water (30 mL), and extractedwith ethyl acetate (20 mL×2), the combined organic layers were washedwith brine (30 mL), dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was purified bysemi-preparative reverse phase HPLC. Compound(2S)—N-[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[[1-[(2R)-2-[[7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxy]propyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-ethyl]-2-(methylamino)propanamide(6.6 mg, 0.01 mmol, 11% yield, 95% purity) was obtained as a pink solid.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1185.6 [M+23]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.33 (s,1H), 8.28-8.21 (m, 2H), 8.04-7.90 (m, 2H), 7.71-7.63 (m, 2H), 7.60-7.48(m, 3H), 7.38 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 1H), 7.26 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.02 (d, J=8.1Hz, 1H), 6.86-6.75 (m, 3H), 6.14 (dd, J=2.4, 16.7 Hz, 1H), 5.71 (d,J=12.7 Hz, 1H), 5.42 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 1H), 5.24-5.14 (m, 1H), 4.57-4.48 (m,1H), 4.31 (s, 2H), 4.05 (s, 2H), 3.91 (s, 2H), 3.80 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 2H),3.71-3.63 (m, 6H), 3.56 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 3H), 2.99 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 2.88(s, 2H), 2.75-2.65 (m, 3H), 2.35-2.14 (m, 10H), 2.12-2.02 (m, 4H),1.81-1.53 (m, 10H), 1.36 (s, 2H), 1.23 (d, J=6.1 Hz, 3H), 1.13-1.02 (m,7H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-(2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-4-acryloyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 500) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(300 mg, 0.43 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (10 mL) was addedrhodium(ii)acetatedimer (9 mg, 0.042 mmol, 0.1 eq), then ethyl2-diazoacetate (146 mg, 1.28 mmol, 3 eq) was added at 0° C., then thereaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. The reactionmixture was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified byprep-TLC (Dichloromethane:Methanol=10:1) to get compound tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(111 mg, 0.14 mmol, 33% yield) as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 788.3[M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-4-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)aceticacid

To a mixture of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(110 mg, 0.14 mmol, 1 eq) in water (1 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (1 mL) andmethanol (1 mL) was added lithiumhydroxidemonohydrate (126 mg, 3 mmol,21.49 eq), then the reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours.Tetrahydrofuran (5 mL) and waster (5 mL) was added, then the reactionmixture was adjust pH to 2-3, the aqueous phase was extracted withdichloromethane and methanol (10:1) (20 mL×4), dried with anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum to get compound2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-4-tert-butoxycarbonyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]aceticacid (131 mg) as a yellow oil.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-(((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)amino)-2-oxoethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(134 mg, 0.28 mmol, 2 eq, hydrochloride) and2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-4-tert-butoxycarbonyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]aceticacid (106 mg, 0.14 mmol, 1 eq) in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (4 mL) wasadded 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (28 mg, 0.21 mmol, 1.5 eq),1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide (40 mg, 0.21 mmol, 1.5eq), N,N-diisopropylethylamine (108 mg, 0.84 mmol, 0.1 mL, 6 eq), thenthe reaction mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 12 hours. The residue waspoured into ice-water (20 mL). The aqueous phase was extracted withethyl acetate (20 mL*3). The combined organic phase was washed withbrine (20 mL), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by prep-TLC(Dichloromethane:Methanol=10:1) to get compound tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(90 mg) as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 594.0 [M/2+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-(2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(35 mg, 0.030 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (3 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (462 mg, 4.05 mmol, 0.3 mL, 137.35 eq). The mixturewas stirred at 15° C. for 20 minutes. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under vacuum to get compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(35 mg, 0.030 mmol, 99% yield, trifluoroacetate) as a yellow oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 1086.7 [M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-(2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-4-acryloyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a mixture of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(30 mg, 0.025 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) in dichloromethane (5 mL)was added 2,6-lutidine (27 mg, 0.25 mmol, 10 eq), then prop-2-enoylchloride (2 mg, 0.022 mmol, 0.9 eq) in dichloromethane (1.8 mL) wasadded at −65° C., then the reaction mixture was stirred at −65° C. for10 minutes. Water (10 mL) and stirred for 0.5 minutes. The aqueous phasewas extracted with dichloromethane (20 mL×2) and concentrated in vacuum.The residue was purified by semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC, thenthe collected fraction was concentrated to remove most of theacetonitrile. The solution was lyophilized to get compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)-4-prop-2-enoyl-piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(9.1 mg, 0.007 mmol, 30% yield, 97% purity, formate) as a white solid.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 570.8 [M/2+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.98 (s,1H), 8.44 (br d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 8.22-8.14 (m, 1H),7.97-7.88 (m, 1H), 7.64 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.59-7.49 (m, 2H), 7.48-7.39(m, 3H), 7.38-7.33 (m, 2H), 7.22 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 6.88 (br s, 1H),6.20 (br d, J=17.4 Hz, 1H), 5.78 (br d, J=11.6 Hz, 1H), 5.06-4.63 (m,2H), 4.55 (br d, J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 4.45 (br t, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 4.34-4.22 (m,2H), 4.17-4.09 (m, 3H), 4.08-3.98 (m, 3H), 3.98-3.91 (m, 2H), 3.61 (brd, J=3.1 Hz, 2H), 3.58 (br d, J=3.9 Hz, 4H), 3.56-3.53 (m, 1H), 3.54 (brs, 2H), 3.53-3.48 (m, 4H), 3.29 (br dd, J=6.2, 9.5 Hz, 2H), 3.24-3.17(m, 2H), 3.07-2.90 (m, 4H), 2.78-2.63 (m, 2H), 2.45 (s, 3H), 2.34 (s,3H), 2.19 (br dd, J=6.0, 9.4 Hz, 1H), 2.10-2.00 (m, 1H), 1.92-1.72 (m,3H), 1.37 (br d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H), 0.94 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of2-((2S)-1-acryloyl-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-2-yl)acetonitrile(Exemplary Compound 504) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(100 mg, 0.11 mmol, 1 eq) and2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-5-hydroxy-isoindoline-1,3-dione (152 mg, 0.56mmol, 5 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (4 mL) was added potassiumcarbonate (46 mg, 0.33 mmol, 3 eq), then the reaction mixture wasstirred at 50° C. for 12 hours. The residue was poured into 0.1 Mhydrochloric acid (30 mL). The aqueous phase was extracted with ethylacetate (50 mL×4), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by prep-TLC (Petroleumether:Ethyl acetate=0:1). Compound tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(70 mg, 0.07 mmol, 63% yield) was obtained as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 1002.6 [M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of2-((2S)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-2-yl)acetonitrile

To a mixture of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(35 mg, 0.035 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (1.54 g, 13.51 mmol, 1 mL, 386.70 eq), then thereaction mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixturewas concentrated under vacuum. Compound2-[(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-2-yl]acetonitrile(35 mg, 0.034 mmol, 99% yield, trifluoroacetate) was obtained as ayellow oil.

Step 3: Preparation of2-((2S)-1-acryloyl-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-2-yl)acetonitrile

To a mixture of2-[(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-2-yl]acetonitrile(35 mg, 0.034 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) in dichloromethane (4 mL)was added 2,6-lutidine (37 mg, 0.34 mmol, 10 eq), then prop-2-enoylchloride (3 mg, 0.03 mmol, 0.85 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was addedat −65° C. for 10 minutes. Water (10 mL) and stirred for 0.5 minute. Theaqueous phase was extracted with dichloromethane (20 mL×2), thenconcentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by semi-preparativereverse phase HPLC. Compound2-[(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-1-prop-2-enoyl-piperazin-2-yl]acetonitrile(6.2 mg, 0.006 mmol, 18% yield, 95% purity) was obtained as an off-whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 956.5 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 11.10(br s, 1H), 8.37-8.06 (m, 2H), 7.96-7.77 (m, 2H), 7.63 (br s, 1H),7.58-7.42 (m, 4H), 7.36 (br s, 1H), 7.22 (br s, 1H), 6.86 (br s, 1H),6.19 (br d, J=17.0 Hz, 1H), 5.78 (br d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 5.11 (br d, J=7.9Hz, 1H), 5.03-4.71 (m, 1H), 4.41 (br s, 1H), 4.34-4.23 (m, 3H), 4.13 (brs, 4H), 4.02 (br d, J=12.3 Hz, 4H), 3.78 (br s, 4H), 3.59 (br s, 2H),3.54 (br s, 2H), 3.49 (br s, 4H), 3.30-3.16 (m, 1H), 3.06-2.86 (m, 6H),2.67 (br s, 1H), 2.32 (br s, 3H), 2.16 (br s, 1H), 2.04 (br s, 1H), 1.85(br s, 3H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)—N-(2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-4-acryloyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 506) Step 1: Preparation of(2S,4R)—N-(2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]methyl]-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(80 mg, 0.067 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (8 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (3.08 g, 27.0 mmol, 2.0 mL, 400 eq). The mixturewas stirred at 20° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporatedunder vacuum to get the product,(2S,4R)—N-[[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(73 mg) as a yellow oil.

Step 2: Preparation of(2S,4R)—N-(2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-4-acryloyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)—N-[[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(73 mg, 0.067 mmol, 1 eq) and 2,6-Lutidine (230 mg, 2.15 mmol, 32 eq) inthe mixed solvent of dichloromethane (8 mL) and N,N-dimethylformamide (1mL) was added prop-2-enoyl chloride (6.1 mg, 0.067 mmol, 1 eq) indichloromethane (0.2 mL) in nitrogen. The mixture was stirred at −65° C.for 10 minutes. The reaction mixture was quenched by water (10 mL)before warmed to 25° C., then extracted by dichloromethane (20 mL×3).The combined organic layers were combined and evaporated under vacuum toget a residue. The residue was purified through Prep-HPLC. The product(2S,4R)—N-[[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)-4-prop-2-enoyl-piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(44.1 mg, 0.034 mmol, 50% yield, 96% purity, trifluoroacetate) wasobtained as a light yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1136.3 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR(400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.98 (s, 1H), 8.33-8.30 (m, 1H), 8.19-8.17 (m, 1H),7.95-7.92 (m, 1H), 7.65 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.55-7.53 (m, 2H), 7.47 (t,J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.32-7.21 (m, 2H), 7.08-6.97 (m, 2H), 6.87 (s, 1H),6.22-6.18 (m, 2H), 5.81-5.78 (m, 1H), 5.00-4.76 (m, 1H), 4.62-4.59 (m,1H), 4.48-4.41 (m, 3H), 4.33-4.08 (m, 12H), 3.98-3.88 (m, 1H), 3.85 (d,J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 3.83-3.71 (m, 3H), 3.65-3.59 (m, 6H), 3.55-3.44 (m, 1H),3.41-3.33 (m, 1H), 3.31-3.14 (m, 4H), 3.08-3.29 (m, 7H), 2.46-2.44 (m,3H), 2.37-2.23 (m, 2H), 2.21-2.13 (m, 3H), 2.08-1.86 (m, 2H), 1.00-0.55(m, 6H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)—N-(2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-4-acryloyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 507) Step 1: Preparation of(2S,4R)—N-(2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]methyl]-5-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(60 mg, 0.051 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (6 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (2.31 g, 20.26 mmol, 1.5 mL, 400 eq). The mixturewas stirred at 20° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was evaporated undervacuum to get the product(2S,4R)—N-[[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-4-hydroxy-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(50 mg) as a light yellow oil.

Step 2: Preparation of(2S,4R)—N-(2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-4-acryloyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)—N-[[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-4-hydroxy-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(50 mg, 0.046 mmol, 1 eq) and 2,6-Lutidine (184 mg, 1.72 mmol, 0.2 mL,37 eq) in the mixed solvent of dichloromethane (4 mL) andN,N-dimethylformamide (0.5 mL) was added prop-2-enoyl chloride (3.7 mg,0.042 mmol, 0.9 eq) in dichloromethane (0.2 mL) in nitrogen. The mixturewas stirred at −65° C. for 10 minutes. The mixture was quenched by water(10 mL) and extracted by dichloromethane (20 mL×3). The organic layerswere combined and evaporated under vacuum to get a residue (50 mg). Theresidue was purified through Prep-HPLC. The product(2S,4R)—N-[[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)-4-prop-2-enoyl-piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]-4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]-4-hydroxy-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(28.5 mg, 0.024 mmol, 52% yield, 96% purity, trifluoroacetate) wasobtained as an off-white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1136.3 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR(400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.99 (s, 1H), 8.65-8.37 (m, 1H), 8.20-8.17 (m, 1H),7.95-7.93 (m, 1H), 7.67 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.56-7.54 (m, 2H), 7.47 (t,J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.36 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.24-7.22 (m, 1H), 7.06-7.00 (m,2H), 6.88 (s, 1H), 6.23-6.18 (m, 2H), 5.81-5.78 (m, 1H), 4.99-4.78 (m,1H), 4.63-4.59 (m, 1H), 4.48-4.17 (m, 12H), 4.10-4.07 (m, 3H), 3.96-3.92(m, 1H), 3.82-3.73 (m, 5H), 3.67-3.55 (m, 5H), 3.46-3.37 (m, 2H),3.30-3.17 (m, 4H), 3.00-2.97 (m, 7H), 2.48-2.44 (m, 3H), 2.39-2.22 (m,2H), 2.21-2.13 (m, 3H), 2.09-1.88 (m, 2H), 0.97-0.93 (m, 3H), 0.79-0.76(m, 3H).

Exemplary Synthesis of2-((2S)-1-acryloyl-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-4-yl)amino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-2-yl)acetonitrile(Exemplary Compound 518) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-[[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxymethyl]-4-hydroxy-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(6 g, 18.10 mmol, 1 eq) in dry tetrahydrofuran (80 mL) (dried by sodiumand redistilled) was added sodium hydrogen (1.45 g, 36.20 mmol, 60%purity, 2 eq) at 20° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at 20° C. for30 minutes. Then a solution of2-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (8.3 g, 19.19 mmol, 1.06 eq) in tetrahydrofuran(40 mL) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at 50° C. foranother 14 hours. Ethyl acetate (40 mL) was added and the mixture waswashed with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (40 mL). The organiclayer was dried over sodium sulfate and then concentrated under vacuumto get the residue. The residue was purified by flash chromatography(silica gel, 0-100% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether) to get tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-[[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxymethyl]-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(3.7 g, 6.25 mmol, 34% yield) as a light yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 4.67-4.62 (m, 1H), 4.26-4.08 (m, 1H), 3.98 (br s, 1H),3.90-3.84 (m, 2H), 3.71-3.65 (m, 11H), 3.65-3.61 (m, 3H), 3.61-3.48 (m,5H), 3.45-3.37 (m, 1H), 2.19 (td, J=5.4, 12.9 Hz, 1H), 2.09-1.94 (m,1H), 1.89-1.69 (m, 2H), 1.62 (br d, J=4.0 Hz, 1H), 1.66-1.60 (m, 1H),1.58-1.49 (m, 3H), 1.46 (s, 9H), 1.30-1.24 (m, 1H), 0.88 (s, 9H),0.07-0.03 (m, 6H).

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-[[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxymethyl]-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(3.7 g, 6.25 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (40 mL) was addedtetrabutylammonium fluoride (1 M, 6.25 mL, 1 eq) at 20° C. The reactionmixture was stirred at 20° C. for 6 hour. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under vacuum to get the residue. The residue was purifiedby silica gel column chromatography (30% ethyl acetate in petroleumether to 100% ethyl acetate) to get tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(2.9 g, 6.07 mmol, 97% yield) as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 4.91 (br d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 4.67-4.61 (m, 1H), 4.13-3.97 (m,2H), 3.92-3.84 (m, 2H), 3.71-3.62 (m, 13H), 3.61-3.54 (m, 4H), 3.54-3.48(m, 1H), 3.41 (br dd, J=4.5, 11.9 Hz, 1H), 2.20-2.11 (m, 1H), 1.89-1.79(m, 1H), 1.77-1.69 (m, 1H), 1.56 (br s, 1H), 1.64-1.51 (m, 4H), 1.47 (s,9H).

Step 3: Preparation of((2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidin-2-yl)methanol

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S,4R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(9.8 g, 20.52 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (70 mL) was added lithiumaluminum hydride (2.34 g, 61.56 mmol, 3 eq) at 20° C. The reactionmixture was stirred at 60° C. for 14 hours. The reaction mixture wascooled to 10° C. and tetrahydrofuran (300 mL) was added. Ice-water (2mL) was added slowly to quench the reaction with stirring. Datomite (30g) was added into the suspension and stirred at 20° C. for 10 minutes.The mixture was filtered and filter cake was washed with tetrahydrofuran(50 mL×3). The filtrate was concentrated under vacuum to[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol(6.5 g, 16.60 mmol, 80% yield) as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 4.68-4.60 (m, 1H), 4.06-3.96 (m, 1H), 3.92-3.83 (m, 2H),3.71-3.61 (m, 14H), 3.61-3.54 (m, 2H), 3.54-3.47 (m, 1H), 3.44-3.36 (m,2H), 2.69-2.59 (m, 1H), 2.39 (dd, J=6.2, 9.7 Hz, 1H), 2.34 (s, 3H), 2.09(td, J=8.0, 13.4 Hz, 1H), 1.94-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.77-1.68 (m, 1H),1.66-1.57 (m, 3H), 1.51 (br d, J=3.3 Hz, 1H).

Step 4: Preparation of tert-butyl4-((S)-4-((benzyloxy)carbonyl)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-2-(((2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-5,8-dihydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7(6H)-carboxylate

To a solution of[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol(1.37 g, 3.50 mmol, 1.32 eq), tert-butyl4-[(3S)-4-benzyloxycarbonyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-2-chloro-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate(1.4 g, 2.66 mmol, 1 eq) in dioxane (35 mL) were added cesium carbonate(2.60 g, 7.97 mmol, 3 eq) andmethanesulfonato(2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2,6-di-i-propoxy-1,1-biphenyl)(2-amino-1,1-biphenyl-2-yl)palladium(ii)(222 mg, 0.26 mmol, 0.1 eq). The reaction mixture was degassed andcharged with nitrogen for 3 times and then stirred at 90° C. for 2hours. Ethyl acetate (50 mL) and saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (30mL) were added and the mixture was separated. The water layer wasextracted with ethyl acetate (40 mL). The combined organic layer wasdried over sodium sulfate and then concentrated under vacuum to get theresidue. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(50% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether to 100% ethyl acetate then 5%methanol in tetrahydrofuran) to get tert-butyl4-[(3S)-4-benzyloxycarbonyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-2-[[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate(1.6 g, 1.81 mmol, 68% yield) as a light brown gum.

Step 5: Preparation of benzyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[(3S)-4-benzyloxycarbonyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-2-[[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate(1.2 g, 1.36 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (15 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (4.62 g, 40.52 mmol, 3.00 mL, 29.78 eq). Thereaction mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 2 hours. The reactionsolution was poured added into saturated solution of the sodiumbicarbonate (30 mL) was added and the pH of the mixture was adjusted to7 with triethylamine and then concentrated under vacuum to get theresidue. This product was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (8 mL) and thenstirred with 1 N sodium hydroxide (5 mL) for 10 minutes. Then water (30mL) and the mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (25 mL×2). Theorganic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and then concentrated undervacuum to get the crude product. The crude product was purified byprep-HPLC to get benzyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(660 mg, 0.95 mmol, 69% yield) as a colorless gum. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:698.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 6: Preparation of benzyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

A mixture of benzyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(1.6 g, 2.29 mmol, 1 eq), 1-bromonaphthalene (950 mg, 4.59 mmol, 0.64mL, 2 eq),methanesulfonato(2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2,6-di-i-propoxy-1,1-biphenyl)(2-amino-1,1-biphenyl-2-yl)palladium(ii)(192 mg, 0.23 mmol, 0.1 eq) and cesium carbonate (2.24 g, 6.88 mmol, 3eq) was added dioxane (30 mL). The reaction mixture was degassed andcharged with nitrogen for three times and then stirred at 90° C. for 14hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum to get theresidue. Saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (40 mL) and water (20 mL)were added and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (40 mL×2).The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and then concentratedunder vacuum to get the residue. The product was purified by silica gelcolumn chromatography (30-100% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether then 5%methanol in tetrahydrofuran) to get benzyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(1.05 g, 1.03 mmol, 45% yield, 81% purity) as a light brown gum. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 824.3 [M+1]⁺.

Step 7: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of benzyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(1.17 g, 1.42 mmol, 1 eq), ammonium hydroxide (1.82 g, 17.14 mmol, 2 mL,33% purity, 12.07 eq) in methanol (30 mL) was added palladium on carbon(150 mg, 5% purity). The reaction mixture was degassed and charged withhydrogen for three times and then stirred at 20° C. with (15 psi) for 4hours. Then the reaction mixture was stirred at 20° C. with (15 psi) foranother 2 h. The reaction mixture was filtered and the filtrate wasconcentrated under vacuum to get2-[(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-2-yl]acetonitrile(980 mg) as a colorless gum. To a solution of2-[(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-2-yl]acetonitrile(980 mg, 1.42 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (20 mL) was addedtriethylamine (431 mg, 4.26 mmol, 3 eq) and di-tert-butyl dicarbonate(1.55 g, 7.10 mmol, 1.63 mL, 5 eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at15° C. with for 14 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered and thefiltrate was concentrated under vacuum to get the residue. The residuewas purified by silica gel (0-5% methanol in dichloromethane) to gettert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(1 g) as a colorless gum. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 690.3 [M+1]⁺.

Step 8: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-(tosyloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(500 mg, 0.63 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (8 mL) was added4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonyl chloride (241 mg, 1.27 mmol, 2 eq),triethylamine (192 mg, 1.90 mmol, 3 eq) and N,N-dimethylpyridin-4-amine(15 mg, 0.13 mmol, 0.2 eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C.with for 14 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered and the filtratewas concentrated under vacuum to get the residue. The residue waspurified by prep-TLC (10% methanol in dichloromethane) to get tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(400 mg, 0.42 mmol, 66% yield) as a colorless gum. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:944.3 [M+1]⁺.

Step 9: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

A mixture of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(ptolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(200 mg, 0.21 mmol, 1 eq) and (1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)potassium (78mg, 0.42 mmol, 2 eq) in N.N-dimethylformamide (4 mL) was stirred at 80°C. for 2 hours. Ethyl acetate (40 mL) was added and the mixture waswashed with water (30 mL). The organic layer was dried over sodiumsulfate and then concentrated under vacuum to get the residue. Theresidue was purified by prep-TLC (10% methanol in dichloromethane) toget tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(1,3-dioxo-3a,7a-dihydroisoindol-2-yl)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(140 mg, 0.15 mmol, 72% yield) as a colorless gum. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:919.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 10: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(1,3-dioxo-3a,7a-dihydroisoindol-2-yl)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(140 mg, 0.15 mmol, 1 eq) in ethanol (2 mL) was added hydrazine hydrate(155 mg, 3.04 mmol, 0.2 mL, 98% purity, 20 eq). The reaction mixture wasstirred at 70° C. for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered and thesolid was washed with ethanol (30 mL). The filtrate was concentratedunder vacuum to get tert-butyl(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(140 mg) as a colorless gum.

Step 11: Preparation of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-4-yl)amino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

A mixture of tert-butyl(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(70 mg, 0.088 mmol, 1 eq),2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-4-fluoro-isoindoline-1,3-dione (49 mg, 0.18mmol, 2 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (46 mg, 0.35 mmol, 4 eq) indimethyl sulfoxide (2 mL) was heated 90° C. for 3 hours. The reactionmixture was poured into water (25 mL) and then extracted with ethylacetate (20 mL). The organic layer was washed with brine (20 mL) driedover sodium sulfate and then concentrated under vacuum to get theresidue. The residue was purified by prep-TLC (10% methanol indichloromethane) to get tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(25 mg, 0.021 mmol, 24% yield, 88% purity) was obtained as a yellowsolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1045.6 [M+1]⁺.

Step 12: Preparation of2-((2S)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,4-dioxocyclohexyl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-4-yl)amino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-2-yl)acetonitrile

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(30 mg, 0.028 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (1.54 g, 13.51 mmol, 1 mL, 470.55 eq). The mixturewas stirred at 20° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentratedunder vacuum to get compound2-[(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-2-yl]acetonitrile(30 mg, 0.028 mmol, 99% yield, trifluoroacetate) as a yellow oil.

Step 13: Preparation of2-((2S)-1-acryloyl-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1,3-dioxoisoindolin-4-yl)amino)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-2-yl)acetonitrile

To a mixture of2-[(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-2-yl]acetonitrile(30 mg, 0.028 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) in dichloromethane (5 mL)was added 2,6-lutidine (30 mg, 0.28 mmol, 10 eq), then prop-2-enoylchloride (2 mg, 0.025 mmol, 0.9 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was addedat −65° C., then the reaction mixture was stirred at −65° C. for 10minutes. Water (10 mL) and stirred for 0.5 minutes. The aqueous phasewas extracted with dichloromethane (20 mL×2) and concentrated in vacuum.The residue was purified by semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC.Compound2-[(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1,3-dioxo-isoindolin-4-yl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-1-prop-2-enoyl-piperazin-2-yl]acetonitrile(15.8 mg, 0.015 mmol, 54% yield, 97% purity) was obtained as a yellowsolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 999.5 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 11.09(s, 1H), 8.22-8.16 (m, 1H), 7.97-7.90 (m, 1H), 7.65 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H),7.61-7.51 (m, 3H), 7.47 (t, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.23 (d, J=7.3 Hz, 1H), 7.14(d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.04 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 6.88 (br s, 1H), 6.60 (br t,J=5.7 Hz, 1H), 6.20 (dd, J=2.0, 16.6 Hz, 1H), 5.85-5.75 (m, 1H), 5.05(dd, J=5.4, 12.9 Hz, 1H), 5.02-4.73 (m, 1H), 4.26 (br dd, J=4.6, 10.9Hz, 1H), 4.14 (s, 2H), 4.12-4.07 (m, 1H), 4.06-3.94 (m, 3H), 3.62 (br t,J=5.4 Hz, 2H), 3.57-3.53 (m, 4H), 3.52-3.49 (m, 4H), 3.49-3.47 (m, 2H),3.46 (br s, 2H), 3.43 (br d, J=6.1 Hz, 2H), 3.27 (br dd, J=6.2, 9.5 Hz,3H), 3.21-3.17 (m, 2H), 3.10-2.83 (m, 4H), 2.75-2.66 (m, 2H), 2.60 (brd, J=2.7 Hz, 4H), 2.35-2.31 (m, 3H), 2.17 (br dd, J=6.0, 9.5 Hz, 1H),2.07-1.98 (m, 1H), 1.91-1.78 (m, 2H).

Exemplary Synthesis of2-((2S)-1-acryloyl-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1-oxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-2-yl)acetonitrile(Exemplary Compound 521) Step 1: Preparation of methyl4-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-2-methylbenzoate

To a solution of methyl 4-hydroxy-2-methyl-benzoate (5.00 g, 30.09 mmol,1.00 eq) in dimethylformamide (100 mL) was added imidazole (6.15 g,90.27 mmol, 3.00 eq). The mixture was stirred at 15° C. for 0.5 h, andthen chlorotrimethylsilane (6.80 g, 45.14 mmol, 5.5 mL, 1.50 eq) wasadded. The resulting mixture was stirred at 15° C. for another 14.5 h.The mixture was poured into saturated brine (300 mL), and then extractedwith ethyl acetate (300 mL*2). The combined organic layers were washedwith 1 M hydrochloric acid (300 mL*2), brine (300 mL*3), dried oversodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum to afford methyl4-[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy-2-methyl-benzoate (8.00 g, 28.53 mmol,95% yield) as colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 281.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of methyl2-(bromomethyl)-4-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)benzoate

To a solution of methyl4-[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy-2-methyl-benzoate (3.00 g, 10.70 mmol,1.00 eq) in carbontetrachloride (40 mL) was added N-bromosuccinimide(2.29 g, 12.84 mmol, 1.20 eq) and 2,2-azobisisobutyronitrile (88 mg,0.54 mmol, 0.05 eq). The mixture was stirred at 15° C. for 0.5 hour,then heated to 80° C. and stirred at 80° C. for another 2.5 hours. Themixture was poured into water (300 mL), the organic layer was separated.The aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane (200 mL*2). Thecombined organic layers were washed with saturated brine (300 mL*3),dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum to affordmethyl 2-(bromomethyl)-4-[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy-benzoate (4.00g, 8.39 mmol, 78% yield, 75% purity) as a light yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 359.0/361.0 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl5-amino-4-(5-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-oxoisoindolin-2-yl)-5-oxopentanoate

To a mixture of methyl2-(bromomethyl)-4-[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy-benzoate (9.12 g, 25.38mmol, 1.00 eq) and diisopropylethylamine (13.12 g, 101.52 mmol, 18 mL,4.00 eq) in acetonitrile (70 mL) was added tert-butyl4,5-diamino-5-oxo-pentanoate (5.13 g, 25.38 mmol, 1.00 eq) in oneportion at 0° C. under nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was stirred at60-80° C. for 16 hours. The mixture was concentrated in vacuum. Thenwater (50 mL) was added. The aqueous phase was extracted with ethylacetate (100 mL*3). The combined organic phase was washed with brine(100 mL*2), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (Petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1-1/1, thendichloromethane/methanol=10/1). The product tert-butyl5-amino-4-[5-[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy-1-oxo-isoindolin-2-yl]-5-oxo-pentanoate (3.12 g,6.68 mmol, 26% yield, 96% purity) was obtained as a colorless oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 449.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of tert-butyl5-amino-4-(5-hydroxy-1-oxoisoindolin-2-yl)-5-oxopentanoate

To a solution of tert-butyl5-amino-4-[5-[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy-1-oxo-isoindolin-2-yl]-5-oxo-pentanoate(3.12 g, 6.95 mmol, 1.00 eq) in methanol (30 mL) was addedtetrabutylammonium fluoride (1 M in tetrahydrofuran, 7 mL, 1.00 eq) intetrahydrofuran (18 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for16 hours. The mixture was concentrated in vacuum. Water (100 mL) wasadded, the aqueous phase was extracted with dichloromethane (100 mL*2).The combined organic phase was washed with brine (100 mL*3), dried withanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum. Theresidue was purified by flash column chromatography (0-70% ethyl acetatein petroleum ether). The product tert-butyl5-amino-4-(5-hydroxy-1-oxo-isoindolin-2-yl)-5-oxo-pentanoate (2.50 g,6.78 mmol, 97% yield, 90% purity) was obtained as a light yellow solid.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 357.0 [M+23]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl(2S)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-((2-(1-amino-5-(tert-butoxy)-1,5-dioxopentan-2-yl)-1-oxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(140 mg, 0.16 mmol, 1 eq) and tert-butyl5-amino-4-(5-hydroxy-1-oxo-isoindolin-2-yl)-5-oxo-pentanoate (78 mg,0.23 mmol, 1.5 eq) in acetonitrile (3 mL) was added potassium carbonate(64 mg, 0.47 mmol, 3 eq), the mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 12hours. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated togive crude product, which was purified by prep-TLC(dichloromethane:methanol=10:1) to give tert-butyl(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(4-tert-butoxy-1-carbamoyl-4-oxo-butyl)-1-oxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(110 mg, 103.55 umol, 66.6% yield) as a brown oil.

Step 6: Preparation of2-((2S)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1-oxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-2-yl)acetonitrile

To a mixture of tert-butyl(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(4-tert-butoxy-1-carbamoyl-4-oxo-butyl)-1-oxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(110 mg, 0.1 mmol, 1 eq) in acetonitrile (6 mL) was addedbenzenesulfonic acid (66 mg, 0.4 mmol, 4 eq) in one portion at 25° C.under nitrogen, the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 10 hours. Themixture was concentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified byprep-HPLC to afford2-[(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1-oxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-2-yl]acetonitrile(45 mg, 0.05 mmol, 48% yield) as a yellow oil.

Step 7: Preparation of2-((2S)-1-acryloyl-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1-oxoisoindolin-5-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-2-yl)acetonitrile

To a mixture of2-[(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1-oxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-2-yl]acetonitrile(45 mg, 0.05 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (10 mL) was added2,6-lutidine (54 mg, 0.51 mmol, 10 eq) in one portion at −78° C. undernitrogen, then added prop-2-enoyl chloride (4.1 mg, 0.05 mmol, 0.03 mL,0.9 eq) in dichloromethane (1 mL) The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for15 minutes. The mixture was quenched with water (20 mL). The aqueousphase was extracted with ethyl acetate (15 mL×3). The combined organicphase was washed with brine (15 mL), dried with anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum. The residue was purifiedby prep-HPLC to afford2-[(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-3-piperidyl)-1-oxo-isoindolin-5-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-1-prop-2-enoyl-piperazin-2-yl]acetonitrile(13 mg, 0.012 mmol, 25% yield, 98% purity, formate) as a white solid.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 471.8 [M/2+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.96 (s,1H), 8.24 (s, 1H), 8.20-8.14 (m, 1H), 7.95-7.89 (m, 1H), 7.66-7.58 (m,2H), 7.56-7.51 (m, 2H), 7.45-7.3 (m, 1H), 7.25-7.2 (m, 1H), 7.18-7.1 (m,1H), 7.06-6.9 (m, 1H), 6.88-6.5 (m, 1H), 6.23-6.14 (m, 1H), 5.8-5.5 (m,1H), 5.06-5.0 (m, 1H), 4.98-4.6 (m, 1H), 4.49-4.32 (m, 2H), 4.27-4.21(m, 2H), 4.19-4.15 (m, 2H), 4.15-3.93 (m, 8H), 3.79-3.74 (m, 2H),3.61-3.57 (m, 3H), 3.55-3.53 (m, 3H), 3.51-3.49 (m, 4H), 3.30-3.14 (m,2H), 3.04-2.84 (m, 4H), 2.75-2.65 (m, 2H), 2.39-2.33 (m, 5H), 2.16-2.1(m, 1H), 2.00-1.92 (m, 1H), 1.88-1.79 (m, 2H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(S)—N—((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-4-acryloyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)-2-(methylamino)propanamide(Exemplary Compound 548) Step 1: Preparation of benzyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-(2-(2-(2-(tosyloxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)pyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of benzyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(160 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was addedtriethylamine (0.1 mL, 3 eq), p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (78 mg, 0.41mmol, 2 eq) and dimethylaminopyridine (25 mg, 0.20 mmol, 1 eq). Then thereaction mixture was stirred at 15° C. for 12 hours. The reactionmixture was filtered. The filtrate was purified by prep-TLC(Dichloromethane:Methanol=10:1) to get product. Compound benzyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-[2-(ptolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(160 mg, 0.17 mmol, 83.5% yield) was obtained as a yellow solid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 934.5 [M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of benzyl(S)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-((4-(2-((S)-1-((S)-2-((S)-2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(methyl)amino)propanamido)-2-cyclohexylacetyl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)thiazol-4-yl)naphthalen-1-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To the mixture of tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-[(2S)-2-[4-(4-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(106 mg, 0.17 mmol, 1 eq) and benzyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(160 mg, 0.17 mmol, 1 eq) in acetonitrile (5 mL) was added potassiumcarbonate (47 mg, 0.34 mmol, 2 eq). The mixture was stirred at 85° C.for 12 hours. The mixture was quenched with water (20 mL). Then themixture was extracted with dichloromethane (30 mL×3). The combinedorganic layers were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated under vacuum to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by prep-TLC (Dichloromethane:Methanol=10:1). Benzyl(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[[4-[2-[(2S)-1-[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]propanoyl]amino]-2-cyclohexyl-acetyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]thiazol-4-yl]-1-naphthyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(105 mg, 0.07 mmol, 44.3% yield) was obtained as a yellow solid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 1383.6 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate

To the mixture of benzyl(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[[4-[2-[(2S)-1-[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl(methyl)amino]propanoyl]amino]-2-cyclohexyl-acetyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]thiazol-4-yl]-1-naphthyl]oxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(105 mg, 0.07 mmol, 1 eq) and ammonium hydroxide (0.2 mL) intetrahydrofuran (0.5 mL) and methanol (5 mL) was added palladium onactivated carbon catalyst (30 mg, 10% purity). The mixture was degassedand charged with hydrogen for three times. Then the mixture was stirredat 25° C. for 12 hours. The mixture was filtered. The filtrate waspurified by prep-HPLC. Compound tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(35 mg, 0.03 mmol, 36.9% yield) was obtained as a white solid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 1248.8 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of tert-butyl((S)-1-(((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-4-acryloyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)(methyl)carbamate

To the mixture of tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(35 mg, 0.03 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was added2,6-lutidine (30 mg, 0.28 mmol, 10 eq) and prop-2-enoyl chloride (2 mg,0.9 eq) at −78° C. Then the mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 30minutes. The mixture was diluted with water (3 mL). Then the mixture wasextracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL×3). The combined organic layers werewashed with water (30 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and concentrated under vacuum to give a residue. Tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)-4-prop-2-enoyl-piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(35 mg) was obtained as a pink oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1302.9 [M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of(S)—N—((S)-2-((S)-2-(4-(4-(2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-4-acryloyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-′7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl)-2-(methylamino)propanamide

To the mixture of tert-butylN-[(1S)-2-[[(1S)-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)-4-prop-2-enoyl-piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-ethyl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(35 mg, 0.03 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (0.2 mL). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 30minutes. The mixture was added into saturated sodium bicarbonatesolution drop wise. Then the mixture was extracted with solution(Dichloromethane:Methanol=10:1, 30 mL×2). The combined organic layerswere concentrated under vacuum to give a residue. The residue waspurified by prep-HPLC. Compound(2S)—N-[(1S)-2-[(2S)-2-[4-[4-[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)-4-prop-2-enoyl-piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-naphthyl]thiazol-2-yl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxo-ethyl]-2-(methylamino)propanamide(9.4 mg, 0.007 mmol, 26.3% yield, 98.7% purity, trifluoroacetates) wasobtained as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1203.6 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.13-9.85 (m, 1H), 8.83-8.70 (m, 2H), 8.28-8.22 (m,1H), 8.20-8.13 (m, 1H), 7.97-7.90 (m, 1H), 7.73-7.63 (m, 2H), 7.61-7.50(m, 5H), 7.49-7.43 (m, 1H), 7.21-7.19 (d, J=7.46 Hz, 1H), 7.03-7.01 (d,J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 6.94-6.73 (m, 1H), 6.25-6.12 (m, 1H), 5.82-5.72 (m, 1H),5.47-5.39 (m, 1H), 5.06-4.91 (m, 1H), 4.81-4.70 (m, 1H), 4.65-4.38 (m,5H), 4.34-4.29 (m, 2H), 4.27-4.22 (m, 1H), 4.14 (s, 2H), 4.10-4.00 (m,3H), 3.94-3.67 (m, 12H), 3.63-3.54 (m, 9H), 3.24-3.15 (m, 2H), 3.01-2.93(m, 5H), 2.89 (s, 1H), 2.73 (s, 1H), 2.28-2.17 (m, 2H), 2.08-1.96 (m,3H), 1.79-1.64 (m, 4H), 1.62-1.53 (m, 2H), 1.35-1.33 (d, J=6.85 Hz, 3H),1.24-1.00 (m, 6H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-(4-((2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-4-acryloyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)carbamoyl)-2-methoxyphenyl)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 552) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-1-methyl-4-[2-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(300 mg, 0.33 mmol, 1 eq) in N.N-dimethylformamide (4 mL) was added(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)potassium (123 mg, 0.67 mmol, 2 eq), then thereaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 2 hours. Water (25 mL) wasadded, the aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (25 mL×3). Thecombined organic phase was washed with brine (25 mL), dried withanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum. Theresidue was purified by silica gel chromatography(Dichloromethane:Methanol=1:0 to 30:1) to get compound tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(220 mg, 0.25 mmol, 75% yield) as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 875.5[M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl(2S)-2-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(150 mg, 0.17 mmol, 1 eq) in ethanol (5 mL) was added hydrazine hydrate(86 mg, 1.71 mmol, 10 eq). The mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 2hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 20° C. then ethyl acetate (20mL) was added, the mixture was filtered and concentrated under vacuum.Compound tert-butyl(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(141 mg) was obtained as a yellow gum. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 745.5 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl(S)-4-(2-(((2S,4R)-4-(2-(2-(2-(4-((2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamido)-3-methoxybenzamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methoxy)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of tert-butyl(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(40 mg, 0.054 mmol, 1.1 eq) and4-[[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoicacid (30 mg, 0.049 mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (1 mL) was added1-hydroxybenzotriazole (10 mg, 0.073 mmol, 1.5 eq) and1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (14 mg,0.073 mmol, 1.5 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (19 mg, 0.15 mmol, 3eq), the reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours. Water (0.1mL) was added then the mixture was concentrated under vacuum. Thereaction mixture was purified by prep-TLC(Dichloromethane:Methanol=15:1). Compound tert-butyl(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[[4-[[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoyl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(30 mg, 0.022 mmol, 46% yield) was obtained as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 1343.6 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-N-(4-((2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)carbamoyl)-2-methoxyphenyl)-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a mixture of tert-butyl(2S)-4-[2-[[(2S,4R)-4-[2-[2-[2-[[4-[[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzoyl]amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-2-(cyanomethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(30 mg, 0.022 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (1.54 g, 13.51 mmol, 1 mL, 604.79 eq), then thereaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 30 minutes. The reactionmixture was concentrated under vacuum. Compound(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-N-[4-[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethylcarbamoyl]-2-methoxy-phenyl]-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(30 mg, 0.022 mmol, 99% yield, trifluoroacetate) was obtained as ayellow oil.

Step 5: Preparation of(2R,3S,4R,5S)—N-(4-((2-(2-(2-(((3R,5S)-5-(((4-((S)-4-acryloyl-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)carbamoyl)-2-methoxyphenyl)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4-cyano-5-neopentylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a mixture of(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-N-[4-[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethylcarbamoyl]-2-methoxy-phenyl]-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(30 mg, 0.022 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) in dichloromethane (5 mL)was added 2,6-lutidine (24 mg, 0.22 mmol, 10 eq), then prop-2-enoylchloride (2 mg, 0.020 mmol, 0.9 eq) was added at −65° C. for 10 minutes.Water (10 mL) and stirred for 0.5 minute. The aqueous phase wasextracted with dichloromethane (20 mL×2), and concentrated in vacuum.The residue was purified by semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC.Compound(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-cyano-N-[4-[2-[2-[2-[(3R,5S)-5-[[4-[(3S)-3-(cyanomethyl)-4-prop-2-enoyl-piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-naphthyl)-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxyethoxy]ethoxy]ethylcarbamoyl]-2-methoxy-phenyl]-5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(6.0 mg, 0.004 mmol, 20% yield, 99% purity, formate) was obtained as awhite solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 640.0 [M/2+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆)δ 10.41 (s, 1H), 8.49 (br t, J=5.5 Hz, 1H), 8.31 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.22(s, 1H), 8.20-8.14 (m, 1H), 7.96-7.89 (m, 1H), 7.72 (br t, J=6.8 Hz,1H), 7.64 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.60-7.50 (m, 5H), 7.50-7.43 (m, 2H),7.41-7.32 (m, 3H), 7.21 (d, J=7.3 Hz, 1H), 6.98-6.74 (m, 1H), 6.25-6.11(m, 1H), 5.78 (br d, J=12.5 Hz, 1H), 5.06-4.72 (m, 1H), 4.62-4.51 (m,2H), 4.51-4.28 (m, 2H), 4.24 (br dd, J=4.7, 10.8 Hz, 1H), 4.15-3.93 (m,8H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 3.55-3.51 (m, 6H), 3.50-3.47 (m, 4H), 3.45-3.43 (m,4H), 3.25 (br d, J=3.4 Hz, 1H), 3.16 (br s, 1H), 3.06-2.92 (m, 4H),2.74-2.68 (m, 1H), 2.31 (s, 3H), 2.14 (dd, J=6.1, 9.4 Hz, 1H), 1.91-1.74(m, 2H), 1.63 (br dd, J=9.9, 14.1 Hz, 1H), 1.31-1.10 (m, 2H), 0.96 (s,9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-(4-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 462) Step 1: Preparation of1,2-bis(2-bromoethoxy)ethane

To a solution of 2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol (20 g,102.97 mmol, 17.70 mL, 1 eq) and carbon tetrabromide (75.13 g, 226.54mmol, 2.2 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (200 mL) was added triphenylphosphine(58.07 g, 221.39 mmol, 2.15 eq) dropwise over 30 minutes at 0° C. Afterthe addition, the mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 12 hours. Thereaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to removesolvent to give a residue. The residue was purified by silica gel columnchromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=50/1 to 20:1). Compound1-(2-bromoethoxy)-2-[2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy]ethane (30 g, 89.06 mmol,86% yield, 95% purity) was obtained as a colorless oil.

Step 2: Preparation of4-(2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy)-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoic acid

To a mixture of 2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)acetic acid (4.09 g, 28.99mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (60 mL) was added n-butyllithium (2.5 M,28.99 mL, 2.5 eq) drop-wise at −78° C. After the addition, the mixturewas stirred at 0° C. for 0.5 hour. Then 1,2-bis(2-bromoethoxy)ethane (16g, 57.98 mmol, 2 eq) was added drop-wise at −78° C. The mixture wasstirred at −78° C. for 1 hour. Then the mixture was allowed to warm toroom temperature (25° C.) and stirred at 25° C. for 10.5 hours. Themixture was poured into ice water (100 mL), and then saturated sodiumbicarbonate solution was added to basify the solution (pH>8). Thesolution was extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL), and the organiclayer was discarded. Saturated citric acid solution was added to acidifythe water phase (pH=4), and the solution was extracted with ethylacetate (50 mL×3). The combined organic layers were dried, filtered andconcentrated to give a residue. The residue was purified bysemi-preparative reverse phase HPLC. Compound4-[2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy]-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoic acid (150mg, 240.94 umol, 0.8% yield, 54% purity) was obtained as a brown gum.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 336.0 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-(4-(2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy)-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of4-[2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy]-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoic acid (150mg, 446.19 umol, 1 eq) and HATU (508.97 mg, 1.34 mmol, 3 eq) inN,N-dimethylformamide (4 mL) was added(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(147.88 mg, 446.19 umol, 1 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (230.67 mg,1.78 mmol, 310.87 uL, 4 eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C.for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched with water (10 mL) at 0°C., then extracted with ethyl acetate (10 mL×3). The combined organiclayers were washed with brine (10 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated to give a residue. The residue waspurified by silica gel column chromatography (dichloromethane/methylalcohol=10/1). Compound(2S,4R)-1-[4-[2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy]-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(0.13 g, 200.12 umol, 44% yield) was obtained as a brown gum. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 651.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-(4-(2-(2-(methylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy)-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

A mixture of(2S,4R)-1-[4-[2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy]-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(0.1 g, 153.94 umol, 1 eq) and methylamine/ethyl alcohol (100.00 mmol,10 mL, 30% purity) was stirred at 60° C. for 12 hours. The mixture wasconcentrated to give the product(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[4-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(90 mg, 150.07 umol, 97% yield) as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:600.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-(4-(2-(2-(3-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-N-methylpropanamido)ethoxy)ethoxy)-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[4-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(90 mg, 150.07 umol, 1 eq) and3-[[4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (88.80 mg, 165.07 umol, 1.1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (3 mL) wasadded 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (40.55 mg, 300.13 umol, 2 eq) andN,N-diisopropylethylamine (77.58 mg, 600.26 umol, 104.55 uL, 4 eq). Themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 0.15 hour.1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (57.54 mg,300.13 umol, 2 eq) was added to the mixture. The resulting mixture wasstirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched withwater (15 mL) at 0° C., then extracted with ethyl acetate (10 mL×3). Thecombined organic layers were washed with brine (15 mL), dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to give a residue.The residue was purified by semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC.Compound(2S,4R)-1-[4-[2-[2-[3-[[4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(74.7 mg, 66.05 umol, 44% yield, 99% purity) was obtained as a yellowsolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1119.4 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ8.90-8.75 (m, 1H), 7.82-7.65 (m, 2H), 7.45-7.29 (m, 5H), 7.23 (br s,2H), 7.18-7.09 (m, 1H), 7.03 (br s, 1H), 6.27-6.04 (m, 1H), 5.03-4.93(m, 1H), 4.61-4.52 (m, 1H), 4.48-4.16 (m, 2H), 3.84-3.41 (m, 21H), 3.31(br d, J=1.5 Hz, 2H), 3.07 (br d, J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 2.99-2.65 (m, 4H), 2.43(s, 3H), 2.25-1.91 (m, 10H), 1.46 (br d, J=6.5 Hz, 3H), 1.38-1.19 (m,2H), 0.88 (br d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H.

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-(1-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-4-methyl-16-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)-3-oxo-7,10,13-trioxa-4-azaheptadecan-17-oyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 463) Step 1: Preparation of1-bromo-2-(2-(2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethane

To a solution of 2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethanol (30 g, 199.77mmol, 26.79 mL, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (300 mL) was addedtriphenylphosphine (112.66 g, 429.51 mmol, 2.15 eq) and carbontetrabromide (145.75 g, 439.49 mmol, 2.2 eq). The mixture was stirred at20° C. for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure to remove solvent. The residue was purified by silica gelcolumn chromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=100/1 to 40/1).Compound 1,2-bis(2-bromoethoxy)ethane (50 g, 173.93 mmol, 87% yield) wasobtained as a yellow oil.

Step 2: Preparation of4-(2-(2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoicacid

To a mixture of 2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)acetic acid (1.8 g, 12.75 mmol,1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) was added n-butyllithium (2.5 M, 12.75mL, 2.5 eq) drop-wise at −78° C. After the addition, the mixture wasstirred at 0° C. for 0.5 hour. Then1-(2-bromoethoxy)-2-[2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy]ethane (8.16 g, 25.51 mmol,2 eq) was added drop-wise at −78° C. The mixture was stirred at −78° C.for 1 hour. Then the mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature(25° C.) and stirred at 25° C. for 10.5 hours. The mixture was pouredinto ice water (50 mL), and then saturated sodium bicarbonate solutionwas added to basify the solution (pH>8). The solution was extracted withethyl acetate (30 mL), and the organic layer was discarded. Saturatedcitric acid solution was added to acidify the water phase (pH=4), andthe solution was extracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL×3). The combinedorganic layers were dried, filtered and concentrated to give a residue.The residue was purified by HPLC. Compound4-[2-[2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoicacid (0.15 g, 394.50 umol, 3% yield) was obtained as a brown gum. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 380.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-(4-(2-(2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of4-[2-[2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoicacid (0.12 g, 315.60 umol, 1 eq) and HATU (360.00 mg, 946.79 umol, 3 eq)in N,N-dimethylformamide (4 mL) was added(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(104.60 mg, 315.60 umol, 1 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (163.16 mg,1.26 mmol, 219.89 uL, 4 eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C.for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched with water (10 mL) at 0°C., then extracted with ethyl acetate (10 mL×3). The combined organiclayers were washed with brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated to give a residue. The residue waspurified by silica gel column chromatography (dichloromethane/methylalcohol=10/1). Compound(2S,4R)-1-[4-[2-[2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(0.13 g, 187.42 umol, 59% yield) was obtained as a brown gum. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 695.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-(14-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)-5,8,11-trioxa-2-azapentadecan-15-oyl)-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

A mixture of(2S,4R)-1-[4-[2-[2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(0.1 g, 144.17 umol, 1 eq) and methylamine/ethyl alcohol (144.17 umol,10 mL, 30% purity, 1 eq) was stirred at 60° C. for 12 hours. Thereaction was concentrated to give the product,(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[4-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(80 mg, 124.26 umol, 86% yield) as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:644.3 [M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-(1-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-4-methyl-16-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)-3-oxo-7,10,13-trioxa-4-azaheptadecan-17-oyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To solution of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[4-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(80 mg, 124.26 umol, 1 eq) and3-[[4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (73.54 mg, 136.69 umol, 1.1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (3 mL) wasadded 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (33.58 mg, 248.53 umol, 2 eq) andN,N-diisopropylethylamine (64.24 mg, 497.05 umol, 86.58 uL, 4 eq). Themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 0.15 hour.1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (47.64 mg,248.53 umol, 2 eq) was added to the mixture. The resulting mixture wasstirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched withwater (15 mL) at 0° C., then extracted with ethyl acetate (10 mL×3). Thecombined organic layers were washed with brine (15 mL), dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to give a residue.The residue was purified by semi-preparative reverse phase HPLC.Compound(2S,4R)-1-[4-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(62.4 mg, 53.08 umol, 42% yield, 99% purity) was obtained as a yellowsolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1163.3 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ8.90-8.83 (m, 1H), 7.78-7.70 (m, 2H), 7.41-7.35 (m, 5H), 7.23 (br s,2H), 7.20-7.11 (m, 1H), 7.03 (br s, 1H), 6.23-6.13 (m, 1H), 5.00 (td,J=7.0, 18.7 Hz, 1H), 4.61-4.54 (m, 1H), 4.48-4.27 (m, 2H), 3.75 (br d,J=16.5 Hz, 8H), 3.58-3.51 (m, 8H), 3.10 (br d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 2.91 (brd, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.83-2.70 (m, 2H), 2.65 (s, 1H), 2.45 (d, J=2.4 Hz,3H), 2.24-2.10 (m, 10H), 1.47 (br dd, J=3.1, 6.5 Hz, 3H), 1.28 (s, 1H),0.88 (br d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-20-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)-2-(tert-butyl)-18-methyl-4-oxo-6,9,12,15-tetraoxa-3,18-diazaicosanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 473) Step 1: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of ethylene glycol (1.29 g, 20.83 mmol, 1.2 mL, 5 eq) inN,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) was added sodium hydride (200 mg, 5.00mmol, 60% in mineral oil, 1.2 eq) at 0° C., the mixture was stirred at0° C. for 30 minutes, and then tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-2,6-dichloro-8-fluoro-quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(2 g, 4.17 mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (2 mL) was added at 0°C., the mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 1 hour. The mixture wasquenched by water (100 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL,twice), the organic phase was dried by anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and the filtrate was concentrated to give crude product. Thiscrude product was purified by flash (ethyl acetate:petroleum ether=0:1to 1:1) to give compound tert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(1.15 g, 2.09 mmol, 50% yield, 92% purity) as a pale yellow solid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 506.9 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.72 (d, J=2.0 Hz,1H), 4.66-4.54 (m, 2H), 4.04-3.97 (m, 2H), 3.86-3.76 (m, 4H), 3.69-3.60(m, 4H), 1.50 (s, 9H).

Step 2: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-(((S)-19-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-3,20,20-trimethyl-17-oxo-6,9,12,15-tetraoxa-3,18-diazahenicosyl)oxy)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution tert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (200 mg, 0.40 mmol, 1 eq) indichloromethane (3 mL) and dimethylsulfoxide (1.00 g, 12.80 mmol, 1 mL,32.37 eq) was added triethylamine (200 mg, 1.98 mmol, 5 eq) and thenPyridine sulfur trioxide (189 mg, 1.19 mmol, 3 eq), the mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 10 hours. The mixture was charged with(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(371 mg, 0.54 mmol, 0.9 eq), triethylamine (121 mg, 1.19 mmol, 2 eq),dichloromethane (4 mL) and dimethylsulfoxide (5 mL) at 20° C. undernitrogen. The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 30 minutes. Then sodiumtriacetoxyborohydride (631 mg, 2.98 mmol, 5 eq) was added. The mixturewas stirred at 20° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was concentrated invacuum. The reaction mixture was purified by semi-preparative reversephase HPLC to give compound tert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxoethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(250 mg, 0.20 mmol, 34% yield, formate) as a white solid. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 590.5 [M/2+1]⁺.

Step 3: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-(((S)-19-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-3,20,20-trimethyl-17-oxo-6,9,12,15-tetraoxa-3,18-diazahenicosyl)oxy)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

A mixture of tert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(50 mg, 0.04 mmol, 1 eq),4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)naphthalen-2-ol (17 mg,0.06 mmol, 1.5 eq), [2-(2-aminophenyl)phenyl]palladium(1+);dicyclohexyl-[2-(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)phenyl]phosphane;methanesulfonate (4 mg, 0.004 mmol, 0.1 eq) and potassium phosphate (1.5M in H₂O, 0.08 mL, 3.0 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (3 mL) was degassed andpurged with nitrogen (3 times), and then the mixture was stirred at 65°C. for 12 hours under nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by preparative thin layer chromatography (silica gel plate,dichloromethane/methanol=7/1) to give compound tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(40 mg, 0.03 mmol, 76% yield) as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1244.0[M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(tert-butyl)-20-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)-18-methyl-4-oxo-6,9,12,15-tetraoxa-3,18-diazaicosanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(40 mg, 0.03 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was addedhydrochloric acid HCl in dioxane (4 M, 3 mL). The mixture was stirred at20° C. for 0.5 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure to give compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxyethyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(40 mg, hydrochloride) as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1143.6[M+1]⁺.

Step 5: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-20-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)-2-(tert-butyl)-18-methyl-4-oxo-6,9,12,15-tetraoxa-3,18-diazaicosanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

A mixture of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxyethyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(40 mg, 0.033 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride) and 2,6-lutidine (106 mg, 0.99mmol, 30 eq) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was cooled to −78° C., thenprop-2-enoyl chloride (3 mg, 0.033 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (1 mL)was added in. The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 0.5 hour. Thereaction mixture was quenched with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution(20 mL), then extracted with dichloromethane (20 mL×2). The combinedorganic layers were washed with brine (20 mL×1), dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to givea residue. The residue was purified by semi-preparative reverse phaseHPLC to give compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]oxyethyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(25.6 mg, 0.019 mmol, 56% yield, 95% purity, trifluoroacetic acid salt)as a yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 589.9 [M/2+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,CD₃OD) δ 9.01-8.89 (m, 1H), 8.17-8.05 (m, 1H), 7.76 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H),7.58-7.38 (m, 5H), 7.28 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.25-7.16 (m, 2H), 7.05 (d,J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 6.89-6.73 (m, 1H), 6.36-6.23 (m, 1H), 5.86-5.75 (m, 1H),5.04-4.94 (m, 1H), 4.82-4.75 (m, 1H), 4.69-4.63 (m, 1H), 4.58-4.51 (m,1H), 4.46-4.31 (m, 1H), 4.16-4.06 (m, 4H), 4.05-3.99 (m, 2H), 3.98-3.89(m, 4H), 3.88-3.80 (m, 3H), 3.80-3.39 (m, 18H), 3.11-2.99 (m, 3H),2.51-2.42 (m, 3H), 2.40-2.13 (m, 1H), 2.03-1.90 (m, 1H), 1.60-1.43 (m,3H), 1.07-0.96 (m, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-(4-(2-(2-(4-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)piperidin-1-yl)ethoxy)ethyl)piperazin-1-yl)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 475) Step 1: Preparation of2-(2,2-diethoxyethoxy)ethan-1-ol

A three neck flask having a content volume of 100 mL equipped with athermometer, a stirring device and a reflux condenser was charged withethylene glycol (9.45 g, 152.23 mmol, 8.5 mL, 2 eq). The flask wascooled on an ice bath. Potassium hydroxide (6.41 g, 114.17 mmol, 1.5 eq)was added between 0-50° C. slowly. Then 2-bromo-1,1-diethoxy-ethane (15g, 76.12 mmol, 11.45 mL, 1 eq) was added and the reaction mixture washeated to 110° C. for 20 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 20°C. then water (30 mL) was added. The pH of the mixture was adjusted to 8with the addition of 1 N hydrochloric acid. Then the mixture wasextracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×5). The organic layer was dried oversodium sulfate and then concentrated under vacuum to get the residue.The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (5-80%ethyl acetate in petroleum ether) to get 2-(2,2-diethoxyethoxy)ethanol(3.71 g, 20.82 mmol, 27% yield) as a light yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 4.65 (t, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 3.78-3.68 (m, 4H), 3.67-3.62 (m, 2H),3.62-3.54 (m, 4H), 2.43 (br s, 1H), 1.24 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 6H).

Step 2: Preparation of 2-(2,2-diethoxyethoxy)ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate

To a solution of 2-(2,2-diethoxyethoxy)ethanol (300 mg, 1.68 mmol, 1 eq)in dichloromethane (6 mL) were added triethylamine (511 mg, 5.05 mmol,0.7 mL, 3 eq) and 4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonyl chloride (481 mg, 2.52mmol, 1.5 eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 20 hours.The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum to get the residue.The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (5-15%ethyl acetate in petroleum ether) to get 2-(2,2-diethoxyethoxy)ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (404 mg, 1.22 mmol, 72% yield) as a colorlessoil.

Step 3: Preparation of ethyl2-(4-(2-(2,2-diethoxyethoxy)ethyl)piperazin-1-yl)acetate

To a solution of ethyl 2-piperazin-1-ylacetate (1.06 g, 5.08 mmol, 1.3eq, hydrochloric) and 2-(2,2-diethoxyethoxy)ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (1.3 g, 3.91 mmol, 1 eq) in acetonitrile (10mL) was added potassium carbonate (1.62 g, 11.76 mmol, 3.01 eq). Themixture was stirred at 80° C. for 12 hours. Water (10 mL) was added,then the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (20 mL×3), the mixturewas with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum.The residue was purified by prep-HPLC. Compound ethyl2-[4-[2-(2,2-diethoxyethoxy)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]acetate (500 mg, 1.50mmol, 38% yield) was obtained as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 333.6[M+1]⁺.

Step 4: Preparation of2-(4-(2-(2,2-diethoxyethoxy)ethyl)piperazin-1-yl)acetic acid

To a solution of ethyl2-[4-[2-(2,2-diethoxyethoxy)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]acetate (400 mg, 1.20mmol, 1 eq) in a mixture of tetrahydrofuran (4 mL) and methanol (2 mL)were added water (2.5 mL) and Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate (101 mg,2.41 mmol, 2 eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 2hours. 2 M sulfuric acid was added to adjust the pH of the mixture to 7.Then the mixture was concentrated under vacuum to remove most of theorganic solvents and then lyophilized. Methanol (2 mL) anddichloromethane (20 mL) were added. The mixture was filtered and thefiltrate was concentrated under vacuum to get2-[4-[2-(2,2-diethoxyethoxy)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]acetic acid (320 mg,1.05 mmol, 87% yield) as a light yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ4.62 (t, J=5.1 Hz, 1H), 3.74-3.62 (m, 4H), 3.56 (qd, J=7.1, 9.4 Hz, 2H),3.49 (br s, 3H), 3.33 (br s, 2H), 3.05 (br s, 4H), 2.78 (br s, 4H), 2.67(br s, 2H), 1.22 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 6H).

Step 5: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-(2-(4-(2-(2,2-diethoxyethoxy)ethyl)piperazin-1-yl)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of 2-[4-[2-(2,2-diethoxyethoxy)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]aceticacid (152 mg, 0.50 mmol, 1.2 eq),(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(200 mg, 0.42 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride), hydroxybenzotriazole (73 mg,0.54 mmol, 1.3 eq) and 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimidehydrochloride (104 mg, 0.54 mmol, 1.3 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (4mL) was added N,N-diisopropylethylamine (161 mg, 1.25 mmol, 0.22 mL, 3eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 4 hours. Then thereaction mixture was stirred at 20° C. for another 14 hours. Water (20mL) was added and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (20mL×2). The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and thenconcentrated under vacuum to get the residue. The residue was purifiedby prep-TLC (10% methanol in dichloromethane) to get(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[4-[2-(2,2-diethoxyethoxy)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(192 mg, 0.24 mmol, 58% yield, 92% purity) as a colorless gum. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 731.5 [M+1]⁺.

Step 6: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-(2-(4-(2-(2-oxoethoxy)ethyl)piperazin-1-yl)acetamido)butanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[4-[2-(2,2-diethoxyethoxy)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(100 mg, 0.14 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (3 mL) was added sulfuricacid (2 M, 0.5 mL, 7.31 eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at 60° C.for 1 hour. Solid sodium sulfate was added into the mixture to adjustthe pH to 7. Then tetrahydrofuran (30 mL) and methanol (2 mL) were addedand the mixture was dried over sodium sulfate. The solution wasconcentrated under vacuum to get(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[4-[2-(2-oxoethoxy)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(73 mg) as a colorless gum. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 679.4 [M+23]⁺.

Step 7: Preparation of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl4-hydroxypiperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of piperidin-4-ol (1.17 g, 11.57 mmol, 3 eq) intetrahydrofuran (10 mL) was added triethylamine (1.17 g, 11.57 mmol,1.61 mL, 3 eq), (2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl) 2-trimethylsilylethylcarbonate (1 g, 3.86 mmol, 1 eq) was added to the mixture, the reactionwas stirred at 25° C. for 2 h. The reaction mixture was quenched bywater (30 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetae (20 mL×2). The combinedorganic layers were washed with brine (30 mL), dried over sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give aresidue. The residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂,Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=5:1 to 0:1) to give compound2-trimethylsilylethyl 4-hydroxypiperidine-1-carboxylate (985 mg) as acolorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 4.22-4.16 (m, 4H), 3.71-3.67(m, 10H), 3.60-3.56 (m, 1H), 3.31-3.13 (m, 1H), 1.81-1.61 (m, 2H),1.50-1.47 (m, 2H), 1.47 (s, 9H), 1.27 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

Step 8: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-((1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)carbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

A mixture of tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-2,6-dichloro-8-fluoro-quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(500 mg, 1.04 mmol, 1 eq), 2-trimethylsilylethyl4-hydroxypiperidine-1-carboxylate (511 mg, 2.08 mmol, 2 eq, potassium(432 mg, 3.12 mmol, 3 eq) and 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (12 mg, 0.10mmol, 0.1 eq) in acetonitrile (25 mL) was heated at 85° C. for 14 hours.The reaction mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentratedunder vacuum to get the residue. The residue was purified by silica gelcolumn chromatography (0-15% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether) to gettert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[[1-(2-trimethylsilylethoxycarbonyl)-4-piperidyl]oxy]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(240 mg, 0.35 mmol, 33% yield) as a yellow solid.

Step 9: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-2-((1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)carbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[[1-(2-trimethylsilylethoxycarbonyl)-4-piperidyl]oxy]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(230 mg, 333.77 umol, 1 eq),4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)naphthalen-2-ol (117 mg,0.43 mmol, 1.3 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (8 mL) was added potassiumphosphate (1.5 M, 0.67 mL, 3 eq) andmethanesulfonato(2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2,4,6-tri-i-propyl-1,1-biphenyl)(2-amino-1,1-biphenyl-2-yl)palladium(ii)(28 mg, 0.33 mol, 0.1 eq). The reaction mixture was degassed and chargedwith nitrogen for 3 times and then heated to 65° C. for 16 hours. Ethylacetate (30 mL) was added and the mixture was washed with water (30 mL).The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and then concentratedunder vacuum to get the residue. The residue was purified by prep-TLC(60% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether) to get tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-2-[[1-(2-trimethylsilylethoxycarbonyl)-4-piperidyl]oxy]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(200 mg) as a light yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 752.1 [M+1]⁺.

Step 10: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-2-(piperidin-4-yloxy)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-2-[[1-(2-trimethylsilylethoxycarbonyl)-4-piperidyl]oxy]quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(180 mg, 0.24 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (4 mL) was addedtetrabutylammonium fluoride (1 M, 0.26 mL, 1.1 eq). The reaction mixturewas heated to 50° C. for 14 hours. The reaction solution wasconcentrated under vacuum to get the residue. The residue was purifiedby prep-HPLC to get tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-2-(4-piperidyloxy)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(130 mg, 0.18 mmol, 75% yield, trifluoroacetate) as a light yellowsolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 608.3 [M+1]⁺.

Step 11: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-((1-(2-(2-(4-(2-(((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)amino)-2-oxoethyl)piperazin-1-yl)ethoxy)ethyl)piperidin-4-yl)oxy)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-2-(4-piperidyloxy)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(70 mg, 0.1 mmol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) in methanol (1 mL) was addedsodium acetic (24 mg, 0.29 mmol, 3 eq) at 20° C. The reaction mixturewas stirred at 20° C. for 20 minutes. Then acetic acid (12 mg, 0.2 mmol,2 eq) and a solution of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[2-[4-[2-(2-oxoethoxy)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]acetyl]amino]butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(73 mg, 0.11 mmol, 1.15 eq) in dichloromethane (3 mL) were added and themixture was cooled to 0° C. Sodium cyanoborohydride (9 mg, 0.15 mmol,1.5 eq) was added and the mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 14 hours.The solution was purified by prep-TLC (8% methanol in dichloromethane)to get tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[[1-[2-[2-[4-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]ethoxy]ethyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(53 mg, 0.04 mmol, 38% yield, 87% purity) as a colorless oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 1238.6 [M+1]⁺.

Step 12: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-(4-(2-(2-(4-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)piperidin-1-yl)ethoxy)ethyl)piperazin-1-yl)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[[1-[2-[2-[4-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]ethoxy]ethyl]-4-piperidyl]oxy]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(52 mg, 0.04 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (3 mL) was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (0.5 M, 0.08 mL, 1 eq). The mixture was stirred at15° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum toget(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[4-[2-[2-[4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxy-1-piperidyl]ethoxy]ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(52 mg, trifluoroacetate) as a colorless oil.

Step 13: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(2-(4-(2-(2-(4-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)oxy)piperidin-1-yl)ethoxy)ethyl)piperazin-1-yl)acetamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[4-[2-[2-[4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]oxy-1-piperidyl]ethoxy]ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(52 mg, 41.18 umol, 1 eq, trifluoroacetate) in N,N-dimethylformamide (1mL) and dichloromethane (5 mL) was added 2,6-lutidine (176 mg, 1.65mmol, 40 eq). The reaction mixture was cooled to −70° C. Then a solutionof prop-2-enoyl chloride (2.61 mg, 0.03 mmol, 0.7 eq) in dichloromethane(0.23 mL) was added and the mixture was stirred at −70° C. for 10minutes. Dichloromethane (20 mL) and water (15 mL) were added and themixture was separated. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfatethen concentrated to get the residue. The residue was purified byprep-HPLC to get(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[4-[2-[2-[4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]oxy-1-piperidyl]ethoxy]ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(10.2 mg, 0.008 mmol, 20% yield, 98% purity) as a white solid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 1202.6 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.98 (s, 1H),8.74-8.38 (m, 1H), 8.27 (s, 2H), 8.00 (s, 1H), 7.80 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H),7.74-7.49 (m, 1H), 7.46-7.39 (m, 3H), 7.38-7.32 (m, 2H), 7.28 (d, J=2.3Hz, 1H), 7.25-7.16 (m, 2H), 7.06 (d, J=2.3 Hz, 1H), 6.83 (dd, J=10.5,16.6 Hz, 1H), 6.18 (dd, J=2.3, 16.7 Hz, 1H), 5.78-5.70 (m, 1H), 5.03(td, J=4.4, 8.3 Hz, 1H), 4.88 (quin, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 4.53-4.33 (m, 2H),4.30-4.20 (m, 1H), 3.92 (br d, J=2.5 Hz, 4H), 3.85 (br s, 2H), 3.77 (brs, 2H), 3.60-3.55 (m, 4H), 3.49 (br s, 10H), 3.02 (br d, J=16.1 Hz, 1H),2.91-2.83 (m, 2H), 2.78 (br s, 2H), 2.47 (br s, 4H), 2.45 (s, 3H),2.30-2.22 (m, 2H), 2.10-1.95 (m, 3H), 1.80-1.62 (m, 1H), 1.80-1.62 (m,2H), 1.48-1.33 (m, 3H), 0.90 (s, 8H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-14-(4-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)phenoxy)-2-(tert-butyl)-4-oxo-6,9,12-trioxa-3-azatetradecanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 483) Step 1: Preparation of2-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate

To a solution of 2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (32.70 g, 107.44 mmol, 1.00 eq) indichloromethane (300 mL) was added 4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid;pyridine (2.97 g, 11.82 mmol, 0.11 eq), and then 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran(14.28 g, 169.75 mmol, 15.5 mL, 1.58 eq) was added dropwise at 15° C.The mixture was stirred at 15° C. for 3 hours. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to remove solvent, and then dilutedwith water (300 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (300 mL×2). Thecombined organic layers were washed with water (300 mL×2), dried oversodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to givethe product. Compound2-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (37.40 g, 89.92 mmol, 84% yield, 93% purity) wasobtained as a white liquid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.82 (d, J=8.0 Hz,2H), 7.36 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 4.64 (t, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 4.18 (t, J=4.8 Hz,2H), 3.73-3.53 (m, 12H), 2.47 (s, 3H), 1.84-1.73 (m, 2H), 1.61-1.52 (m,4H).

Step 2: Preparation of2-((1-phenyl-2,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecan-14-yl)oxy)tetrahydro-2H-pyran

To a solution of2-(2-(2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl4-methylbenzenesulfonate (37.00 g, 95.24 mmol, 1.00 eq) in xylene (370mL) was added potassium hydroxide (6.41 g, 114.29 mmol, 1.20 eq) and3-(benzyloxy)propan-1-ol (15.83 g, 95.24 mmol, 15.1 mL, 1.00 eq). Themixture was stirred at 130° C. for 3 hours. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to remove solvent. The residue wasdiluted with ethyl acetate (800 mL). The combined organic layers werewashed with water (300 mL×2), dried over sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by flash silica gel chromatography. Compound2-((1-phenyl-2,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecan-14-yl)oxy)tetrahydro-2H-pyran(19.00 g, 41.23 mmol, 43% yield, 83% purity) was obtained as a whitesolid. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.35-7.28 (m, 5H), 4.64 (t, J=3.6 Hz,1H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 3.88-3.49 (m, 18H), 2.05-1.26 (m, 8H).

Step 3: Preparation of ethyl2-(2-(2-(2-(4-nitrophenoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)acetate

To a solution of ethyl2-[2-[2-[2-(p-tolylsulfonyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetate (3 g, 7.68mmol, 1 eq) and 4-nitrophenol (1.28 g, 9.22 mmol, 1.2 eq) in dimethylformamide (10 mL) was added potassium carbonate (2.12 g, 15.37 mmol, 2eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 12 hours. Thereaction mixture was quenched by addition water (20 mL), and thendiluted with water (30 mL), filtered and extracted with ethyl acetate(40 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (80 mL),dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated underreduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was purified byprep-HPLC. The desired compound ethyl2-[2-[2-[2-(4-nitrophenoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetate (1.3 g, 3.64mmol, 47% yield) was obtained as light yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z:835.4 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.27-8.15 (m, 2H), 7.04-6.94 (m,2H), 4.28-4.17 (m, 4H), 4.14 (s, 2H), 3.95-3.87 (m, 2H), 3.79-3.66 (m,8H), 1.28 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

Step 4: Preparation of ethyl2-(2-(2-(2-(4-aminophenoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)acetate

To a solution of ethyl2-[2-[2-[2-(4-nitrophenoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetate (1.3 g, 3.64mmol, 1 eq) in ethyl alcohol (10 mL) was added palladium on carbon (500mg, 10% purity). The reaction mixture was stirred at 40° C. for 12 hourswith hydrogen (15 Psi). The reaction mixture was filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give the product, compound ethyl2-[2-[2-[2-(4-aminophenoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetate (1.1 g, 3.36mmol, 92% yield) as light yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ6.82-6.73 (m, 2H), 6.69-6.60 (m, 2H), 4.22 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 4.15 (s,2H), 4.09-4.03 (m, 2H), 3.86-3.79 (m, 2H), 3.78-3.66 (m, 9H), 1.34-1.21(m, 4H).

Step 5: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-((4-((11-oxo-3,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecyl)oxy)phenyl)amino)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of ethyl2-[2-[2-[2-(4-aminophenoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetate (545 mg, 1.67mmol, 2 eq) and tert-butyl4-(7-bromo-2,6-dichloro-8-fluoro-quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (400 mg, 0.83 mmol, 1 eq) in isopropanol (10mL) was added N,N-diisopropylethylamine (431 mg, 3.33 mmol, 4 eq). Thereaction mixture was stirred at 95° C. for 12 hours. The reactionmixture was quenched by addition water (20 mL), and then diluted withwater (30 mL), filtered and extracted with ethyl acetate (40 mL×3). Thecombined organic layers were washed with brine (80 mL), dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. The residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=20:1 to 3:1). The desiredcompound tert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-2-[4-[2-[2-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]anilino]-8-fluoro-quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(500 mg, 0.65 mmol, 77% yield) was obtained as yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 772.1 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.66-7.51 (m, 3H), 7.08 (s,1H), 6.92-6.88 (m, 2H), 6.80-6.71 (m, 1H), 6.69-6.59 (m, 1H), 4.27-4.18(m, 3H), 4.18-4.11 (m, 5H), 4.08-4.04 (m, 1H), 3.89-3.85 (m, 1H),3.83-3.79 (m, 1H), 3.78-3.60 (m, 13H), 1.54-1.48 (m, 9H), 1.28 (t, J=7.2Hz, 3H).

Step 6: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-2-((4-((11-oxo-3,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecyl)oxy)phenyl)amino)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[7-bromo-6-chloro-2-[4-[2-[2-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]anilino]-8-fluoro-quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(340 mg, 0.44 mmol, 1 eq) and4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)naphthalen-2-ol (143 mg,0.53 mmol, 1.2 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) was added potassiumphosphate (1.5 M, 0.9 mL, 3 eq) and[2-(2-aminophenyl)phenyl]palladium(1+);dicyclohexyl-[2-(2,4,6-triisopropyl phenyl)phenyl]phosphane;methanesulfonate (37 mg, 0.04 mmol, 0.1 eq). The reaction mixture wasstirred at 60° C. for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched byaddition water (10 mL), and then diluted with water (20 mL) andextracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL×3). The combined organic layers werewashed with brine (30 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by prep-TLC (petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=1:1).The desired compound tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[4-[2-[2-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]anilino]-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(122 mg, 0.15 mmol, 33% yield) was obtained as white solid. LC/MS (ESI)m/z: 834.4 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.76 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H),7.70 (s, 1H), 7.54 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 2H), 7.43 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.38-7.31(m, 2H), 7.26-7.20 (m, 2H), 7.15 (s, 1H), 6.90 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H),4.17-4.09 (m, 5H), 3.86 (t, J=4.4 Hz, 2H), 3.80-3.60 (m, 16H), 1.52 (s,9H), 1.33-1.22 (m, 3H).

Step 7: Preparation of2-(2-(2-(2-(4-((4-(4-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)aceticacid

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-2-[4-[2-[2-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxo-ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]anilino]-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(180 mg, 0.21 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (5 mL) and water (2 mL) wasadded lithium hydroxide monohydrate (18 mg, 0.43 mmol, 2 eq). Thereaction mixture was stirred at 15° C. for 12 hours. The residue wasadjust pH=4-5 with 1M hydrogen chloride, then extracted with ethylacetate (30 mL×2). The combined organic layers were dried over sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give theproduct, compound2-[2-[2-[2-[4-[[4-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]phenoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]aceticacid (170 mg, 0.2 mmol, 92% yield, 94% purity) as a yellow solid. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 806.4 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.74 (d, J=7.2 Hz,1H), 7.66 (s, 1H), 7.60-7.29 (m, 5H), 7.10-6.96 (m, 1H), 6.83 (s, 2H),4.07 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.88-3.57 (m, 14H), 2.33-2.24 (m, 2H), 1.58-1.40(m, 9H), 1.01-0.78 (m, 4H).

Step 8: Preparation of tert-butyl4-(6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-((4-(((S)-13-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-(((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-14,14-dimethyl-11-oxo-3,6,9-trioxa-12-azapentadecyl)oxy)phenyl)amino)-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(94 mg, 0.21 mmol, 1 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (3 mL) was addedN,N-diisopropylethylamine (82 mg, 0.63 mmol, 3 eq) and2-[2-[2-[2-[4-[[4-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]phenoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]aceticacid (170 mg, 0.21 umol, 1 eq), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (34 mg, 0.25mmol, 1.2 eq), the reaction mixture was stirred at 15° C. for 0.15 hour,then to the mixture was added1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide (49 mg, 0.25 mmol, 1.2eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at 15° C. for 0.15 hour. Thenheated to 30° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched byaddition water (10 mL), and then diluted with water (30 mL), filteredand extracted with ethyl acetate (40 mL×3). The combined organic layerswere washed with brine (80 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by prep-TLC (dichloromethane:methanol=10:1). Thedesired compound tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[4-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]anilino]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(180 mg, 0.14 mmol, 65% yield, 94% purity) was obtained as yellow solid.LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 617.2 [M/2+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.67 (d,J=4.4 Hz, 1H), 7.74 (dd, J=3.2, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.69-7.60 (m, 3H),7.46-7.29 (m, 6H), 7.25-7.09 (m, 2H), 6.92 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 2H), 5.06 (dd,J=6.8, 11.6 Hz, 1H), 4.88-4.75 (m, 1H), 4.59-4.41 (m, 2H), 4.21-4.11 (m,2H), 4.09-3.98 (m, 2H), 3.96-3.86 (m, 1H), 3.84-3.80 (m, 2H), 3.77-3.55(m, 16H), 2.49 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 3H), 2.10-1.97 (m, 1H), 1.52 (s, 9H), 1.44(d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.30-1.22 (m, 1H), 1.04 (d, J=4.4 Hz, 9H), 0.93-0.79(m, 1H).

Step 9: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(tert-butyl)-14-(4-((6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)phenoxy)-4-oxo-6,9,12-trioxa-3-azatetradecanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butyl4-[6-chloro-8-fluoro-2-[4-[2-[2-[2-[2-[[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propyl]amino]-2-oxo-ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]anilino]-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate(180 mg, 0.15 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (2 mL) was added hydrogenchloride/dioxane (4 M, 2 mL, 55 eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at15° C. for 0.15 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated underreduced pressure to give a residue. Acetonitrile was added to theproduct, then concentrated under reduced pressure to give the product.The desired compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[4-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]phenoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(170 mg, HCl) was obtained as yellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 567.3[M/2+1]⁺.

Step 10: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-14-(4-((4-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)phenoxy)-2-(tert-butyl)-4-oxo-6,9,12-trioxa-3-azatetradecanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N—((S)-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[4-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-quinazolin-2-yl]amino]phenoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(70 mg, 0.06 mmol, 1 eq, HCl) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was added2,6-lutidine (64 mg, 0.6 mmol, 10 eq). The mixture was stirred at 15° C.for 0.15 hour, then to the mixture was added prop-2-enoyl chloride (5mg, 0.06 mmol, 1 eq) at −78° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at −78°C. for 0.15 hour. The reaction mixture was quenched by addition water(10 mL), and then diluted with water (20 mL) and extracted withdichloromethane (20 mL×3). The combined organic layers were dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. The residue was purified by prep-HPLC. Thedesired compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[[2-[2-[2-[2-[4-[[6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)-4-(4-prop-2-enoylpiperazin-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]phenoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]acetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(20.3 mg, 0.016 mmol, 26% yield, 94% purity) was obtained as yellowsolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 593.9 [M/2+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.53(s, 1H), 8.97 (s, 1H), 8.41 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 8.32-8.25 (m, 1H),7.92-7.68 (m, 4H), 7.49-7.31 (m, 6H), 7.30-7.19 (m, 3H), 7.08 (d, J=2.1Hz, 1H), 6.92-6.78 (m, 3H), 6.24-6.10 (m, 1H), 5.80-5.70 (m, 1H),4.95-4.81 (m, 1H), 4.54 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 4.44 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.28(s, 1H), 4.04 (t, J=3.6 Hz, 2H), 3.95 (s, 2H), 3.88-3.69 (m, 9H),3.66-3.51 (m, 11H), 2.44 (s, 3H), 2.10-1.98 (m, 1H), 1.82-1.71 (m, 1H),1.44-1.27 (m, 3H), 0.93 (s, 9H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)—N-((1R)-15-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-12-methyl-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)-13-oxo-3,6,9-trioxa-12-azapentadecyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 487) Step 1: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)-N—((R)-13-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)-5,8,11-trioxa-2-azatridecan-13-yl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[(2R)-2-[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-2-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(28 mg, 0.04 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (1 mL) was addedhydrochloric acid/dioxane (4 M, 1 mL, 108.28 eq), the mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 0.5 hour. The mixture was concentrated to giveproduct. Compound(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1R)-2-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidewas obtained as a pale yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 658.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of(2S,4R)—N-((1R)-15-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-12-methyl-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)-13-oxo-3,6,9-trioxa-12-azapentadecyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1R)-2-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(26 mg, 0.04 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride),3-[[4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (24 mg, 0.04 mmol, 1.2 eq), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (7 mg, 0.055mmol, 1.5 eq) and N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethylcarbodiimidehydrochloride (11 mg, 0.055 mmol, 1.5 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (1mL) was added diisopropylethylamine (14 mg, 0.11 mmol, 3 eq). Thereaction solution was stirred at 20° C. for 15 hours. The residue waspurified by prep-HPLC, the fraction of acetonitrile was removed and theresidue was lyophilized to give product.(2S,4R)—N-[(1R)-2-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-4-hydroxy-1-[(2R)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(6.5 mg, 0.005 mmol, 14.7% yield, 97.9% purity) was obtained as a whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1177.4 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ8.90-8.79 (m, 1H), 7.79 (s, 1H), 7.72 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.41-7.29 (m,5H), 7.25-7.11 (m, 3H), 7.03-6.98 (m, 1H), 6.22-6.16 (m, 1H), 5.06-4.97(m, 1H), 4.71-4.55 (m, 3H), 4.45-4.29 (m, 1H), 3.81 (br dd, J=8.7, 19.6Hz, 12H), 3.62-3.48 (m, 12H), 3.14-3.07 (m, 2H), 2.91 (br s, 4H),2.48-2.33 (m, 4H), 2.24-2.14 (m, 7H), 1.99-1.86 (m, 1H), 1.06-0.91 (m,3H), 0.87-0.74 (m, 3H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)—N-((1R)-15-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-12-methyl-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)-13-oxo-3,6,9-trioxa-12-azapentadecyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 488) Step 1: Preparation of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)-N—((R)-13-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)-5,8,11-trioxa-2-azatridecan-13-yl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of tert-butylN-[2-[2-[2-[(2R)-2-[[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-2-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-N-methyl-carbamate(30 mg, 0.04 mmol, 1 eq) in dichloromethane (1 mL) was addedhydrochloric acid/dixoane (4 M, 1 mL, 101.06 eq), the mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 0.5 hour. The mixture was concentrated to giveproduct.(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1R)-2-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamidewas obtained as a pale yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 658.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 2: Preparation of(2S,4R)—N-((1R)-15-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)amino)-12-methyl-1-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl)-13-oxo-3,6,9-trioxa-12-azapentadecyl)-4-hydroxy-1-((S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[(1R)-2-[2-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(27 mg, 0.04 mmol, 1 eq, hydrochloride),3-[[4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoicacid (25 mg, 0.046 mmol, 1.2 eq), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (8 mg, 0.058mmol, 1.5 eq) and N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethylcarbodiimidehydrochloride (11 mg, 58.33 umol, 1.5 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (1mL) was added diisopropylethylamine (15 mg, 0.12 mmol, 3 eq). Thereaction solution was stirred at 20° C. for 15 hours. The residue waspurified by prep-HPLC, the fraction of acetonitrile was removed andresidue was lyophilized to give product.(2S,4R)—N-[(1R)-2-[2-[2-[2-[3-[[4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]amino]propanoyl-methyl-amino]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]-1-[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl]-4-hydroxy-1-[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(3-methylisoxazol-5-yl)butanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(7.9 mg, 0.006 mmol, 17% yield, 98.7% purity) was obtained as a whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1177.4 [M+1]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 8.84(d, J=1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.80 (br s, 1H), 7.73 (br d, J=8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.42-7.33(m, 5H), 7.25-7.13 (m, 3H), 7.03-6.98 (m, 1H), 6.21-6.18 (m, 1H), 5.06(br s, 1H), 4.69-4.52 (m, 3H), 4.44-4.33 (m, 1H), 3.84-3.71 (m, 12H),3.62-3.49 (m, 12H), 3.16-3.07 (m, 2H), 2.94-2.70 (m, 4H), 2.45-2.37 (m,4H), 2.23-2.14 (m, 7H), 2.01-1.88 (m, 1H), 1.04 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 3H), 0.84(br d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

Exemplary Synthesis of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(3-(4-(2-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)(3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)ethoxy)butoxy)isoxazol-5-yl)-3-methylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(Exemplary Compound 495) Step 1: Preparation of((2-(4-bromobutoxy)ethoxy)methyl)benzene

To a solution of 2-benzyloxyethanol (20 g, 131.41 mmol, 18.69 mL, 1 eq)in toluene (150 mL) water (150 mL) was added sodium hydroxide (42.05 g,1.05 mol, 8 eq) and tetrabutyl ammonium hydrogen sulfate (44.62 g,131.41 mmol, 1 eq) 1,4-dibromobutane (42.56 g, 197.11 mmol, 23.78 mL,1.5 eq). The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 16 hours. Hydrochloricacid (1 N) was added to acidify the water phase (PH=4), and the solutionwas extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL×4). The combined organic layerswere dried, filtered and concentrate to give a residue. The residue waspurified by silica gel column chromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=50/1 to 20/1). Compound 2-(4-bromobutoxy)ethoxymethylbenzene (20g, 69.64 mmol, 52% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.70-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.92-2.01 (m, 2H), 3.45 (t, J=6.8 Hz,2H), 3.52 (t, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.61-3.65 (m, 4H), 4.59 (s, 2H), 7.26-7.32(m, 1H), 7.36 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 4H).

Step 2: Preparation of methyl2-(3-(4-(2-(benzyloxy)ethoxy)butoxy)isoxazol-5-yl)-3-methylbutanoate

A mixture of methyl 2-(3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)-3-methyl-butanoate (3 g,15.06 mmol, 1 eq), 2-(4-bromobutoxy)ethoxymethylbenzene (4.33 g, 15.06mmol, 1 eq), potassium carbonate (4.16 g, 30.12 mmol, 2 eq) inN,N-dimethylformamide (40 mL) was degassed and purged with nitrogen (3times), and then the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 2 hours undernitrogen atmosphere. The residue was diluted with water (200 mL) andextracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×3). The combined organic layers werewashed with washed with brine (50 mL) and dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give aresidue. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=10/1 to 1/1). Compound methyl2-[3-[4-(2-benzyloxyethoxy)butoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoate (4.2g, 10.36 mmol, 68% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. ¹H-NMR (400MHz, CD₃OD) δ 0.91 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 3H), 0.99 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 3H), 1.67-1.77(m, 2H), 1.81-1.90 (m, 2H), 2.35 (dquin, J=8.4, 6.4, 6.4, 6.4, 6.4 Hz, 1H), 3.50-3.59 (m, 3H), 3.60-3.65 (m, 4H), 3.71 (s, 3H), 4.21 (t, J=6.4Hz, 2H), 4.55 (s, 2H), 6.00 (s, 1H), 7.24-7.31 (m, 1H), 7.32-7.37 (m,3H).

Step 3: Preparation of methyl2-(3-(4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)butoxy)isoxazol-5-yl)-3-methylbutanoate

To a solution of methyl2-[3-[4-(2-benzyloxyethoxy)butoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoate (4.2g, 10.36 mmol, 1 eq) in 1,2-dichloroethane (80 mL), water (8 mL) wasadded dichlorodicyanobenzoquinone (11.76 g, 51.79 mmol, 5 eq). Themixture was stirred at 20° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture wasquenched by addition saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (150 mL) at25° C., and then diluted with water (50 mL). The organic phase wasseparated and extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×4). The combinedorganic layers were washed with brine (20 mL) dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to givea residue. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=10/1 to 1/1). Compound methyl2-[3-[4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)butoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoate (2.7g, 8.56 mmol, 82% yield) was obtained as a purple liquid. ¹H-NMR (400MHz, CD₃OD) δ 0.85-0.95 (m, 3H), 0.95-1.04 (m, 3H), 1.66-1.78 (m, 2H),1.79-1.92 (m, 2H), 2.25-2.43 (m, 1H), 3.46-3.60 (m, 5H), 3.65 (br d,J=3.6 Hz, 2H), 3.72 (br d, J=1.2 Hz, 3H), 4.12-4.28 (m, 2H), 6.00 (s,1H).

Step 4: Preparation of methyl2-(3-(4-(2-bromoethoxy)butoxy)isoxazol-5-yl)-3-methylbutanoate

To a solution of methyl2-[3-[4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)butoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoate (2.7g, 8.56 mmol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (60 mL) was added carbontetrabromide (8.52 g, 25.68 mmol, 3 eq), and then triphenylphosphine(6.74 g, 25.68 mmol, 3 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) was added dropwiseat 0° C. The resulting mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 10 hours. Thereaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to removesolvent. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=20/1 to 5/1). Compound methyl2-[3-[4-(2-bromoethoxy)butoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoate (3.1 g,8.20 mmol, 95% yield) was obtained as a yellow oil. ¹H-NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 0.93 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.00 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 3H), 1.70-1.78 (m,2H), 1.83-1.91 (m, 2H), 2.30-2.40 (m, 1H), 3.44-3.50 (m, 3H), 3.55 (t,J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.73 (s, 3H), 3.73-3.78 (m, 2H), 4.24 (t, J=6.4 Hz, 2H),5.87 (s, 1H).

Step 5: Preparation of methyl2-(3-(4-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)ethoxy)butoxy)isoxazol-5-yl)-3-methylbutanoate

To a solution of methyl2-[3-[4-(2-bromoethoxy)butoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoate (1.5 g,3.97 mmol, 1 eq) and 3-amino-N,N-dimethyl-propanamide (750 mg, 4.91mmol, 1.24 eq, hydrochloride) in ethyl alcohol (40 mL) was addedN,N-diisopropylethylamine (2.60 g, 20.12 mmol, 3.50 mL, 5.07 eq). Theresulting mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 12 hours. The mixture wasconcentrated to give a residue. Compound methyl2-[3-[4-[2-[[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]amino]ethoxy]butoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoate(1 g) was obtained as a yellow oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 414.3 [M+1]⁺. To asolution of methyl2-[3-[4-[2-[[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]amino]ethoxy]butoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoate(1 g, 2.42 mmol, 1 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (1.25 g, 9.67 mmol,1.68 mL, 4 eq) in dichloromethane (40 mL) was added di-tert-butyldicarbonate (1.06 g, 4.84 mmol, 1.11 mL, 2 eq) at 0° C. The reactionmixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was poured intoice-water (60 mL) and stirred for 5 minutes. The aqueous phase wasextracted with dichloromethane (40 mL×3). The combined organic phase waswashed with brine (30 mL), dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, filteredand concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by prep-HPLC.Compound methyl2-[3-[4-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl-[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]amino]ethoxy]butoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoate(0.51 g, 992.95 umol, 41% yield) was obtained as a colorless oil. LC/MS(ESI) m/z: 514.2 [M+1]⁺.

Step 6: Preparation of2-(3-(4-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)ethoxy)butoxy)isoxazol-5-yl)-3-methylbutanoicacid

To a solution of methyl2-[3-[4-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl-[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]amino]ethoxy]butoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoate(450 mg, 876.13 umol, 1 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (8 mL) and methyl alcohol(8 mL) and water (8 mL) was added lithium hydroxide monohydrate (110.30mg, 2.63 mmol, 3 eq). The resulting mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12hours. The reaction mixture was adjusted to pH=5 with dilutedhydrochloric acid solution (1 N) at 0° C., and extracted with ethylacetate (30 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed with brine(10 mL×2), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated to give the product. Compound2-[3-[4-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl-[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]amino]ethoxy]butoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoicacid (450 mg) was obtained as a colorless oil. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 500.3[M+1]⁺.

Step 7: Preparation of tert-butyl(3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxopropyl)(2-(4-((5-((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-((4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)isoxazol-3-yl)oxy)butoxy)ethyl)carbamate

To a solution of2-[3-[4-[2-[tert-butoxycarbonyl-[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]amino]ethoxy]butoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoicacid (400 mg, 800.65 umol, 1 eq) and[dimethylamino(triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yloxy)methylene]-dimethyl-ammonium;hexafluorophosphate (921 mg, 2.42 mmol, 3.03 eq) inN,N-dimethylformamide (8 mL) was added(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-N-[[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(255 mg, 803.39 umol, 1 eq) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (420 mg, 3.25mmol, 566.04 uL, 4.06 eq). The resulting mixture was stirred at 25° C.for 12 hours. The mixture was poured into ice-water (40 mL) and stirredfor 5 minutes. The aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (30mL×3). The combined organic phase was washed with brine (15 mL×2), driedwith anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under vacuum.The residue was purified by column chromatography(dichloromethane/methyl alcohol=20/1 to 10/1). Compound tert-butylN-[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]-N-[2-[4-[5-[1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methylcarbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2-methyl-propyl]isoxazol-3-yl]oxybutoxy]ethyl]carbamate(650 mg, 748.45 umol, 93% yield, 92% purity) was obtained as a off-whitesolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 799.4 [M+1]⁺.

Step 8: Preparation of tert-butyl(3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxopropyl)(2-(4-((5-((S)-1-((2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-((4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)carbamoyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)isoxazol-3-yl)oxy)butoxy)ethyl)carbamate

The tert-butylN-[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]-N-[2-[4-[5-[1-[(2S)-4-hydroxy-2-[[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methylcarbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2-methyl-propyl]isoxazol-3-yl]oxybutoxy]ethyl]carbamate(630.00 mg, 788.50 umol, 1 eq) was separated by SFC. The reactionmixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue.Compound tert-butylN-[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]-N-[2-[4-[5-[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methylcarbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2-methyl-propyl]isoxazol-3-yl]oxybutoxy]ethyl]carbamate(0.3 g, 364.21 umol, 46% yield, 97% purity) was obtained as a lightyellow solid.

Step 9: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((S)-2-(3-(4-(2-((3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)ethoxy)butoxy)isoxazol-5-yl)-3-methylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

A mixture of tert-butylN-[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]-N-[2-[4-[5-[(1S)-1-[(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-2-[[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methylcarbamoyl]pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2-methyl-propyl]isoxazol-3-yl]oxybutoxy]ethyl]carbamate(150 mg, 187.74 umol, 1 eq) and hydrochloric/dioxane (4 M, 10 mL) wasstirred at 25° C. for 3 hours. The mixture was concentrated to give theproduct. Compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[3-[4-[2-[[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]amino]ethoxy]butoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(130 mg, 176.79 umol, 94% yield, hydrochloride) was obtained as a lightyellow solid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 699.3 [M+1]⁺.

Step 10: Preparation of(2S,4R)-1-((2S)-2-(3-(4-(2-((4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)quinazolin-2-yl)(3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)ethoxy)butoxy)isoxazol-5-yl)-3-methylbutanoyl)-4-hydroxy-N-(4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)benzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide

To a solution of1-[4-[2,6-dichloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-4-yl]piperazin-1-yl]ethanone(40 mg, 82.42 umol, 1 eq) and(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[3-[4-[2-[[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]amino]ethoxy]butoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(130 mg, 176.79 umol, 2.15 eq, hydrochloride) in dioxane (1 mL) wasadded N,N-diisopropylethylamine (159.78 mg, 1.24 mmol, 215.33 uL, 15eq). The mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 10 hours. The mixture wasconcentrated to give a residue. The residue was purified bysemi-preparative reverse phase HPLC. Compound(2S,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-[3-[4-[2-[[4-(4-acetylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-chloro-8-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)quinazolin-2-yl]-[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxo-propyl]amino]ethoxy]butoxy]isoxazol-5-yl]-3-methyl-butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[[4-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide(29.1 mg, 24.09 umol, 29% yield, 95% purity) was obtained as a yellowsolid. LC/MS (ESI) m/z: 1169.5 [M+23]⁺; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ0.57-0.65 (m, 1H), 0.76 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 0.85-0.92 (m, 2H), 1.03 (d,J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 1.54-1.79 (m, 4H), 2.01-2.10 (m, 1H), 2.14 (s, 3H),2.19-2.27 (m, 1H), 2.27-2.38 (m, 1H), 2.40-2.47 (m, 3H), 2.76-2.93 (m,5H), 2.99-3.16 (m, 3H), 3.42-3.49 (m, 2H), 3.63-3.81 (m, 12H,) 3.84-4.15(m, 6H), 4.34-4.42 (m, 2H), 4.47 (br s, 1H), 4.54-4.69 (m, 2H),5.84-5.98 (m, 1H), 6.97-7.05 (m, 1H), 7.10-7.19 (m, 1H), 7.23 (br d,J=2.4 Hz, 2H), 7.30-7.40 (m, 4H), 7.41-7.50 (m, 1H), 7.72 (d, J=8.4 Hz,1H), 7.75-7.80 (m, 1H), 8.79-8.89 (m, 1H).

Protein Level Control

This description also provides methods for the control of protein levelswith a cell. This is based on the use of compounds as described herein,which are known to interact with a specific target protein such thatdegradation of a target protein in vivo will result in the control ofthe amount of protein in a biological system, preferably to a particulartherapeutic benefit.

The following examples are used to assist in describing the presentdisclosure, but should not be seen as limiting the present disclosure inany way.

Specific Embodiments of the Present Disclosure

The present disclosure encompasses the following specific embodiments.These following embodiments may include all of the features recited in aproceeding embodiment, as specified. Where applicable, the followingembodiments may also include the features recited in any proceedingembodiment inclusively or in the alternative (e.g., an eighth embodimentmay include the features recited in a first embodiment, as recited,and/or the features of any of the second through seventh embodiments).

In certain embodiments, the description provides the following exemplaryKRas bifunctional molecules (exemplary compounds 1-10 of Tables 4 and 5and 11-249, 254-454, and 458-573 of Tables 6, 8, 10, and 12), includingsalts, prodrugs, polymorphs, analogs, derivatives, and deuterated formsthereof.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the bifunctional compoundof the present disclosure includes a PTM from Table 1 (e.g., PTM-1,PTM-2, PTM-3, PTM-4, PTM-5, or PTM-6), a linker from Table 2 (e.g., L-1,L-2, L-3, L-4, L-5, or L-6), and a ULM from Table 3 (e.g., ULM-1, ULM-2,ULM-3, ULM-4, or ULM-5), including salts, prodrugs, polymorphs, analogs,derivatives, and deuterated forms thereof:

TABLE 1 Exemplary PTMs of exemplary PROTACs of the present disclosurePTM No. Chemical Structure PTM-1

PTM-2

PTM-3

PTM-4

PTM-5

PTM-6

PTM-7

PTM-8

PTM-9

PTM- 10

PTM- 11

PTM- 12

TABLE 2 Exemplary linkers of exemplary PROTACs of the present disclosureLinker No. Chemical Structure L-1

L-2

L-3

L-4

L-5

L-6

TABLE 3 Exemplary ULMs of exemplary PROTACs of the present disclosureULM No. Chemical Structure ULM-1

ULM-2

ULM-3

ULM-4

ULM-5

In certain exemplary embodiments as described herein, a compound isprovided having a linker selected from Table 2 (e.g., L-1, L-2, L-3,L-4, L-5, or L-6) coupled to a PTM from Table 1 (e.g., PTM-1, PTM-2,PTM-3, PTM-4, PTM-5, or PTM-6) and a ULM from Table 3 (e.g., ULM-1,ULM-2, ULM-3, ULM-4, or ULM-5). For example, the PTM of Table 1, thelinker of Table 2, and the ULM of Table 3 may be combined in any desiredcombination, e.g., PTM-1/L-1/ULM-1 or PTM-2/L-1/ULM-1, and so forththereby forming exemplary compounds of the present disclosure.

An aspect of the present disclosure provides a bifunctional compoundhaving the chemical structure:

ULM-L-PTM,

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer, stereoisomer,solvate, polymorph or prodrug thereof, wherein: the ULM is a smallmolecule E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety that binds an E3 ubiquitinligase; the PTM is a small molecule comprising a Kirsten rat sarcomaprotein (KRas) targeting moiety; and the L is a bond or a chemicallinking moiety connecting the ULM and the PTM.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the E3 ubiquitin ligasebinding moiety that targets an E3 ubiquitin ligase selected from thegroup consisting of Von Hippel-Lindau (VLM), cereblon (CLM), mousedouble-minute homolog 2 (MLM), and IAP (ILM).

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the PTM is represented by:

wherein:

is an aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl;

-   -   X_(PTM) is C or N;    -   W_(PTM) is chosen from the group consisting of optionally        substituted C3-C6 cycloalkyl, and optionally substituted C3-C6        heteroalkyl, optionally substituted C3-C6 heterocycloalkyl,        optionally substituted aryl (e.g., optionally substituted C5-C7        aryl), optionally substituted heteroaryl (e.g., optionally        substituted C5-C7 heteroaryl);    -   R_(PTM1)A is NR_(PTM9)R_(PTM10), OR_(PTM9)R_(PTM10), H,        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy,        optionally substituted C3-C6 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted        O—(C3-C6 cycloalkyl), optionally substituted —O—C₁₋₄ alkyl-C₃₋₆        cycloalkyl, optionally substituted C3-C6 heteroalkyl, optionally        substituted O—(C3-C6 heteroalkyl), optionally substituted O—C₁₋₄        alkyl-C₃₋₆ heteroalkyl, optionally substituted O—C₁₋₄ alkyl-C₃₋₆        heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl (e.g., optionally        substituted C5-C7 aryl), optionally substituted O-aryl (e.g.,        optionally substituted O—(C5-C7 aryl)), optionally substituted        heteroaryl (e.g., optionally substituted C5-C7 heteroaryl),        optionally substituted O-heteroaryl (e.g., optionally        substituted O—(C5-C7 heteroaryl)), optionally substituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl), optionallysubstituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl), optionallysubstituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl), optionallysubstituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl), optionallysubstituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl), optionallysubstituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl), optionallysubstituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl), wherein N* is a Natom of a heterocycloalkyl of the linker (L);

-   -   R_(PTM1B) is NR_(PTM9)R_(PTM10), OR_(PTM9)R_(PTM10), H,        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted O-alkyl,        optionally substituted C3-C6 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted        O—(C3-C6 cycloalkyl), optionally substituted —O—C₁₋₄ alkyl-C₃₋₆        cycloalkyl, optionally substituted C3-C6 heteroalkyl, optionally        substituted O—(C3-C6 heteroalkyl), optionally substituted O—C₁₋₄        alkyl-C₃₋₆ heteroalkyl, optionally substituted aryl (e.g.,        optionally substituted C5-C7 aryl), optionally substituted        O-aryl (e.g., optionally substituted O—(C5-C7 aryl)), optionally        substituted heteroaryl (e.g., optionally substituted C5-C7        heteroaryl), optionally substituted O-heteroaryl (e.g.,        optionally substituted O(C5-C7 heteroaryl)), optionally        substituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl), optionallysubstituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

optionally substituted

-   -   R_(PTM9) and R_(PTM10) are each independently H, optionally        substituted C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted aliphatic amine,        optionally substituted aliphatic amide;    -   R_(PTM2) is H, (C═O)R_(PTM2′), optionally substituted linear or        branched alkyl;    -   R_(PTM2′) is optionally substituted linear or branched alkyl,        optionally substituted alkene, —N(R_(PTM8))₂, or —C(OH)₂;    -   R_(PTM3) is alkyl, alkoxy, phenyl, or napthalene, each        independently substituted with OH, H, halogen;    -   R_(PTM4A) is OH, H, halogen, optionally substituted linear or        branched C1-C6 alkyl;    -   R_(PTM4B) is OH, H, halogen, optionally substituted linear or        branched C1-C6 alkyl;    -   R_(PTM5) is chosen from the group consisting of optionally        substituted aryl, optionally substituted biaryl, optionally        substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted biheteroaryl,        optionally substituted C3-C6 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted        C3-C6 cycloheteroalkyl, halogen, H, optionally substituted        linear or branched alkyl (e.g., optionally substituted linear or        branched C1-C6 alkyl), OH, and alkoxy;    -   R_(PTM8) is a H or an alkyl (e.g, a C1 alkyl, a C2 alkyl, a C3        alkyl, or a C4 alkyl);    -   t is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; and    -   the        indicates the site of attachment of at least one of a linker,        ULM, ULM′, CLM, CLM′, VLM, VLM′, ILM, ILM′, MLM, MLM′, or a        combination thereof.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the PTM is represented by:

wherein:

-   -   X_(PTM1) is NH or O;    -   R_(PTM6) is aryl, heteroaryl,

wherein N* a N atom of a heterocycloalkyl (e.g., a C4-C8heterocycloalkyl) of the linker (L);

-   -   R_(PTM7) is H, aryl, O-aryl, heteroaryl, O-heteroaryl,

-   -   R_(PTM9) is H, optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl, optionally        substituted aliphatic amine, optionally substituted aliphatic        amide optionally substituted

(e.g., optionally substituted with at least one alkyl, such as the *carbon may be optionally substituted with an alkyl);

-   -   the        can be a single bond or a double bond; and    -   the        indicates the site of attachment of at least one of a linker,        ULM, ULM′, CLM, CLM′, VLM, VLM′, ILM, ILM′, MLM, MLM′, or a        combination thereof.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the PTM is represented bychemical structure:

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, ULM is a Von Hippel-Lindau(VHL) ligase-binding moiety (VLM) with a chemical structure representedby:

wherein:

-   -   X¹, X² are each independently selected from the group of a bond,        O, NR^(Y3), CR^(Y3)R^(Y4), C═O, C═S, SO, and SO₂;    -   R^(Y3), R^(Y4) are each independently selected from the group of        H, linear or branched C₁₋₆ alkyl, optionally substituted by 1 or        more halo, C₁₋₆ alkoxyl optionally substituted by 0-3 R^(P)        groups;    -   R^(P) is 0, 1, 2, or 3 groups, each independently selected from        the group H, halo, —OH, C₁₋₃ alkyl, C═O;    -   W³ is selected from the group of an optionally substituted T, an        optionally substituted -T-N(R^(1a)R^(1b))X³, an optionally        substituted -T-N(R^(1a)R^(1b)), an optionally substituted        -T-Aryl, an optionally substituted -T-Heteroaryl, an optionally        substituted -T-heterocyclyl, an optionally substituted        -T-bieterocyclyl, an optionally substituted —NR¹-T-Aryl, an        optionally substituted —NR¹-T-Heteroaryl or an optionally        substituted —NR¹-T-heterocyclyl;    -   X³ is C═O, R¹, R^(1a), R^(1b);    -   each of R¹, R^(1a), R^(1b) is independently selected from the        group consisting of H, linear or branched C₁-C₆ alkyl group        optionally substituted by 1 or more halo or —OH groups,        R^(Y3)C═O, R^(Y3)C═S, R^(Y3)SO, R^(Y3)SO₂, NR^(Y3)R^(Y4))C═O,        N(R^(Y3)R^(Y4))C═S, N(R^(Y3)R^(Y4))SO, and N(R^(Y3)R^(Y4))SO₂;    -   T is selected from the group of an optionally substituted alkyl,        —(CH₂)_(n)— group, wherein each one of the methylene groups is        optionally substituted with one or two substituents selected        from the group of halogen, methyl, optionally substituted        alkoxy, a linear or branched C₁-C₆ alkyl group optionally        substituted by 1 or more halogen, C(O) NR¹R^(1a), or NR¹R^(1a)        or R¹ and R^(1a) are joined to form an optionally substituted        heterocycle, or —OH groups or an amino acid side chain        optionally substituted; and    -   n is 0 to 6,    -   W⁴ is

-   -   R_(14a), R_(14b), are each independently selected from the group        of H, haloalkyl, or optionally substituted alkyl;    -   W⁵ is selected from the group of an optionally substituted        phenyl or an optionally substitute 5-10 membered heteroaryl        (e.g., optionally substituted with one or more [such as 1, 2, 3,        4, or 5] halo, CN, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally        substituted haloalkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, hydroxy,        or optionally substituted haloalkoxy),    -   R₁₅ is selected from the group of H, halogen, CN, OH, NO₂,        NR_(14a)R_(14b), OR_(14a), CONR_(14a)R_(14b), NR_(14a)COR_(14b),        SO₂NR_(14a)R_(14b), NR_(14a) SO₂R_(14b), optionally substituted        alkyl, optionally substituted haloalkyl, optionally substituted        haloalkoxy, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted        heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, or optionally        substituted cycloheteroalkyl;    -   and wherein the dashed line indicates the site of attachment of        at least one PTM, another ULM (ULM′) or a chemical linker moiety        coupling at least one PTM or a ULM′ or both to ULM.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, ULM is a Von Hippel-Lindau(VHL) ligase-binding moiety (VLM) with a chemical structure representedby:

wherein:

-   -   W³ is selected from the group of an optionally substituted aryl,        optionally substituted heteroaryl, or

-   -   R₉ and R₁₀ are independently hydrogen, optionally substituted        alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted        hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, or haloalkyl,        or R₉, R₁₀, and the carbon atom to which they are attached form        an optionally substituted cycloalkyl;    -   R₁₁ is selected from the group of an optionally substituted        heterocyclyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally        substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted aryl,

-   -   R₁₂ is selected from the group of H or optionally substituted        alkyl;    -   R₁₃ is selected from the group of H, optionally substituted        alkyl, optionally substituted alkylcarbonyl, optionally        substituted (cycloalkyl)alkylcarbonyl, optionally substituted        aralkylcarbonyl, optionally substituted arylcarbonyl, optionally        substituted (heterocyclyl)carbonyl, or optionally substituted        aralkyl;    -   R_(14a), R_(14b), are each independently selected from the group        of H, haloalkyl, or optionally substituted alkyl;    -   W⁵ is selected from the group of an optionally substituted        phenyl or an optionally substituted 5-10 membered heteroaryl        (e.g., optionally substituted with one or more [such as 1, 2, 3,        4, or 5] halo, CN, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally        substituted haloalkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, hydroxy,        or optionally substituted haloalkoxy);    -   R₁₅ is selected from the group of H, halogen, CN, OH, NO₂,        NR_(14a)R_(14b), OR_(14a), CONR_(14a)R_(14b), NR_(14a)COR_(14b),        SO₂NR_(14a)R_(14b), NR_(14a) SO₂R_(14b), optionally substituted        alkyl, optionally substituted haloalkyl, optionally substituted        haloalkoxy, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted        heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, or optionally        substituted cycloheteroalkyl;    -   each R₁₆ is independently selected from the group of halo, CN,        optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted haloalkyl,        optionally substituted alkoxy, hydroxy, or optionally        substituted haloalkoxy;    -   o is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;    -   R₁₈ is independently selected from the group of halo, optionally        substituted alkoxy, cyano, optionally substituted alkyl,        haloalkyl, haloalkoxy or a linker; and    -   p is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, and wherein the dashed line indicates the        site of attachment of at least one PTM, another ULM (ULM′) or a        chemical linker moiety coupling at least one PTM or a ULM′ or        both to ULM.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the ULM has a chemicalstructure selected from the group of:

wherein:

-   -   R₁ is H, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, sec-butyl, cyclopropyl,        cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl; optionally substituted        alkyl, optionally substituted hydroxyalkyl, optionally        substituted heteroaryl, or haloalkyl;    -   R_(14a) is H, haloalkyl, optionally substituted alkyl, methyl,        fluoromethyl, hydroxymethyl, ethyl, isopropyl, or cyclopropyl;    -   R₁₅ is selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, CN, OH,        NO₂, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted        aryl, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted        haloalkyl, optionally substituted haloalkoxy, optionally        substituted cycloalkyl, or optionally substituted        cycloheteroalkyl;    -   X is C, CH₂, or C═O    -   R³ is absent or an optionally substituted 5 or 6 membered        heteroaryl; and    -   wherein the dashed line indicates the site of attachment of at        least one PTM, another ULM (ULM′) or a chemical linker moiety        coupling at least one PTM or a ULM′ or both to the ULM.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the ULM comprises a groupaccording to the chemical structure:

wherein:

-   -   R^(1′) of ULM-g is an optionally substituted C₁-C₆ alkyl group,        an optionally substituted —(CH₂)_(n)OH, an optionally        substituted —(CH₂)_(n)SH, an optionally substituted        (CH₂)_(n)—O—(C₁-C₆)alkyl group, an optionally substituted        (CH₂)_(n)—WCOCW—(C₀-C₆)alkyl group containing an epoxide moiety        WCOCW where each W is independently H or a C₁-C₃ alkyl group, an        optionally substituted —(CH₂)_(n)COOH, an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)C(O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl), an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)NHC(O)—R₁, an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)C(O)—NR₁R², an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)OC(O)—NR₁R₂, —(CH₂O)_(n)H, an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)OC(O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl), an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)C(O)—O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl), an optionally substituted        —(CH₂O)_(n)COOH, an optionally substituted —(OCH₂)_(n)O—(C₁-C₆        alkyl), an optionally substituted —(CH₂O)_(n)C(O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl),        an optionally substituted —(OCH₂)_(n)NHC(O)—R₁, an optionally        substituted —(CH₂O)_(n)C(O)—NR₁R₂, —(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)H, an        optionally substituted —(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)COOH, an optionally        substituted —(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)O—(C₁-C₆ alkyl), an optionally        substituted —(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)C(O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl), an optionally        substituted —(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)NHC(O)—R₁, an optionally substituted        —(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)C(O)—NR₁R₂, an optionally substituted —SO₂R_(S),        an optionally substituted S(O)R_(S), NO₂, CN or halogen (F, Cl,        Br, I, preferably F or Cl);    -   R₁ and R₂ of ULM-g are each independently H or a C₁-C₆ alkyl        group which may be optionally substituted with one or two        hydroxyl groups or up to three halogen groups (preferably        fluorine);    -   R_(S) of ULM-g is a C₁-C₆ alkyl group, an optionally substituted        aryl, heteroaryl or heterocycle group or a —(CH₂)_(m)NR₁R₂        group;    -   X and X′ of ULM-g are each independently C═O, C═S, —S(O), S(O)₂,        (preferably X and X′ are both C═O);    -   R^(2′) of ULM-g is an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)alkyl group, an optionally        substituted —(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)NR_(1N)R_(2N)        group, an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Aryl, an optionally        substituted —(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Heteroaryl,        an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(v)NR₁(SO₂)_(w)-Heterocycle, an optionally        substituted —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-alkyl, an        optionally substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)— NR_(1N)R_(2N), an        optionally substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—NR₁C(O)R_(1N), an        optionally substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Aryl, an optionally        substituted —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)-Aryl-heteroaryl, an optionally        substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Heteroaryl or an        optionally substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(v)NR₁(SO₂)_(w)-Heterocycle, an optionally        substituted —X^(R2′)-alkyl group; an optionally substituted        —X^(R2′)-Aryl group; an optionally substituted        —X^(R2′)-Heteroaryl group; an optionally substituted        —X^(R2′)-Heterocycle group; an optionally substituted;    -   R^(3′) of ULM-g is an optionally substituted alkyl, an        optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-alkyl, an optionally        substituted —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—NR_(1N)R_(2N),        an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—NR₁C(O)R_(1N), an        optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—C(O)NR₁R², an optionally        substituted —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Aryl, an        optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Heteroaryl, an optionally        substituted —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Heterocycle,        an optionally substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-alkyl, an optionally        substituted —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—        NR_(1N)R_(2N), an optionally substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—NR₁C(O)R_(1N), an        optionally substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Aryl, an optionally        substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Heteroaryl, an        optionally substituted        —NR¹—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Heterocycle, an        optionally substituted        —O—(CH₂)n-(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-alkyl, an optionally        substituted —O—(CH₂)n-(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—NR_(1N)R_(2N),        an optionally substituted        —O—(CH₂)n-(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)—NR₁C(O)R_(1N), an        optionally substituted        —O—(CH₂)n-(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Aryl, an optionally        substituted —O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Heteroaryl        or an optionally substituted        —O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C═O)_(u)(NR₁)_(v)(SO₂)_(w)-Heterocycle;        —(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)—(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)-alkyl group, an        optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)—(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)-Aryl group, an optionally        substituted —(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)—(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)-Heteroaryl        group, an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)—(CH₂)_(n)—(V)_(n′)-Heterocycle′group, an        optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—N(R_(1′))(C═O)_(m′)—(V)_(n′)-alkyl group, an        optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—N(R_(1′))(C═O)_(m′)—(V)_(n′)-Aryl group, an        optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—N(R_(1′))(C═O)_(m′)—(V)_(n′)-Heteroaryl group, an        optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)—N(R_(1′))(C═O)_(m′)—(V)_(n′)-Heterocycle group, an        optionally substituted —X^(R3′)-alkyl group; an optionally        substituted —X^(R3′)-Aryl group; an optionally substituted        —X^(R3′)-Heteroaryl group; an optionally substituted        —X^(R3′)-Heterocycle group; an optionally substituted;    -   R^(1N) and R_(2N) of ULM-g are each independently H, C₁-C₆ alkyl        which is optionally substituted with one or two hydroxyl groups        and up to three halogen groups or an optionally substituted        —(CH₂)_(n)-Aryl, —(CH₂)_(n)-Heteroaryl or —(CH₂)_(n)-Heterocycle        group;    -   V of ULM-g is O, S or NR₁;    -   R₁ of ULM-g is the same as above;    -   R¹ and R_(1′) of ULM-g are each independently H or a C₁-C₃ alkyl        group;    -   X^(R2′) and X^(R3′) of ULM-g are each independently an        optionally substituted —(CH₂)_(n)—,        —(CH₂)_(n)—CH(X_(v))═CH(X_(v))-(cis or trans),        —(CH₂)_(n)—CH≡CH—, —(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)— or a C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl group,        where X_(v) is H, a halo or a C₁-C₃ alkyl group which is        optionally substituted;    -   each m of ULM-g is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;    -   each m′ of ULM-g is independently 0 or 1;    -   each n of ULM-g is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;    -   each n′ of ULM-g is independently 0 or 1;    -   each u of ULM-g is independently 0 or 1;    -   each v of ULM-g is independently 0 or 1;    -   each w of ULM-g is independently 0 or 1; and    -   any one or more of R^(1′), R^(2′), R^(3′), X and X′ of ULM-g is        optionally modified to be covalently bonded to the PTM group        through a linker group when PTM is not ULM′, or when PTM is        ULM′, any one or more of R^(1′), R^(2′), R^(3′), X and X′ of        each of ULM and ULM′ are optionally modified to be covalently        bonded to each other directly or through a linker group, or a        pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer, solvate or        polymorph thereof.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the ULM is a cereblon E3ligase-binding moiety (CLM) selected from the group consisting of athalidomide, lenalidomide, pomalidomide, analogs thereof, isosteresthereof, or derivatives thereof.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the CLM has a chemicalstructure represented by:

wherein:

-   -   W is selected from the group consisting of CH₂, CHR, C═O, SO₂,        NH, and N-alkyl;    -   each X is independently selected from the group consisting of O,        S, and H₂,    -   Y is selected from the group consisting of CH₂, —C═CR′, NH,        N-alkyl, N-aryl, N-hetaryl, N-cycloalkyl, N-heterocyclyl, O, and        S;    -   Z is selected from the group consisting of O, S, and H₂;    -   G and G′ are independently selected from the group consisting of        H, optionally substituted linear or branched alkyl, OH, R′OCOOR,        R′OCONRR″, CH₂-heterocyclyl optionally substituted with R′, and        benzyl optionally substituted with R′;    -   Q₁, Q₂, Q₃, and Q₄ represent a carbon C substituted with a group        independently selected from R′, N or N-oxide;    -   A is independently selected from the group H, optionally        substituted linear or branched alkyl, cycloalkyl, Cl and F;    -   R comprises —CONR′R″, —OR′, —NR′R″, —SR′, —SO₂R′, —SO₂NR′R″,        —CR′R″—, —CR′NR′R″—, (—CR′O)_(n′), R″, -aryl, -hetaryl,        optionally substituted linear or branched alkyl, -cycloalkyl,        -heterocyclyl, —P(O)(OR′)R″, —P(O)R′R″, —OP(O)(OR′)R″,        —OP(O)R′R″, —Cl, —F, —Br, —I, —CF₃, —CN, —NR′SO₂NR′R″,        —NR′CONR′R″, —CONR′COR″, —NR′C(═N—CN)NR′R″, —C(═N—CN)NR′R″,        —NR′C(═N—CN)R″, —NR′C(═C—NO₂)NR′R″, —SO₂NR′COR″, —NO₂, —CO₂R′,        —C(C═N—OR′)R″, —CR′═CR′R″, —CCR′, —S(C═O)(C═N—R′)R″, —SF₅ and        —OCF₃;    -   R′ and R″ are independently selected from the group consisting        of a bond, H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclic,        —C(═O)R, heterocyclyl, each of which is optionally substituted;    -   represents a bond that may be stereospecific ((R) or (S)) or        non-stereospecific; and    -   Rn comprises from 1 to 4 functional groups or atoms, for        example, O, OH, N, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, -alkyl-aryl (e.g.,        an -alkyl-aryl comprising at least one of C1-C6 alkyl, C4-C7        aryl, or a combination thereof), aryl (e.g., C5-C7 aryl), amine,        amide, or carboxy; and    -   n is an integer from 1-10,    -   wherein        -   when n is 1, R_(n) is modified to be covalently joined to            the linker group (L), and        -   when n is 2, 3, or 4, then one R_(n) is modified to be            covalently joined to the linker group (L), and any other            R_(n) is optionally modified to be covalently joined to a            PTM, a CLM, a second CLM having the same chemical structure            as the CLM, a CLM′, a second linker, or any multiple or            combination thereof.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the CLM has a chemicalstructure represented by:

wherein:

-   -   W is independently selected from CH₂, CHR, C═O, SO₂, NH, and        N-alkyl;    -   Q₁, Q₂, Q₃, Q₄, Q₅ are each independently a carbon C or N        substituted with a group independently selected from R′, N or        N-oxide;    -   R¹ is selected from absent, H, OH, CN, C1-C3 alkyl, C═O;    -   R² is selected from the group absent, H, OH, CN, C1-C3 alkyl,        CHF₂, CF₃, CHO, C(═O)NH₂;    -   R³ is selected from H, alkyl (e.g., C1-C6 or C1-C3 alkyl),        substituted alkyl (e.g., substituted C1-C6 or C1-C3 alkyl),        alkoxy (e.g., C1-C6 or C1-C3 alkoxyl), substituted alkoxy (e.g.,        substituted C1-C6 or C1-C3 alkoxyl);    -   R⁴ is selected from H, alkyl, substituted alkyl;    -   R⁵ and R⁶ are each independently H, halogen, C(═O)R′, CN, OH,        CF₃;    -   X is C, CH, C═O, or N;    -   X₁ is C═O, N, CH, or CH₂;    -   R′ is selected from H, halogen, amine, alkyl (e.g., C1-C3        alkyl), substituted alkyl (e.g., substituted C1-C3 alkyl),        alkoxy (e.g., C1-C3 alkoxyl), substituted alkoxy (e.g.,        substituted C1-C3 alkoxyl), NR²R³, C(═O)OR², optionally        substituted phenyl;    -   n is 0-4;

is a single or double bond; and

-   -   the CLM is covalently joined to a PTM, a chemical linker group        (L), a ULM, CLM, CLM′, or combinations thereof.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the ULM is a (MDM2)binding moiety (MLM) with a chemical moiety selected from the groupconsisting of a substituted imidazolines, a substitutedspiro-indolinones, a substituted pyrrolidines, a substitutedpiperidinones, a substituted morpholinones, a substitutedpyrrolopyrimidines, a substituted imidazolopyridines, a substitutedthiazoloimidazoline, a substituted pyrrolopyrrolidinones, and asubstituted isoquinolinones.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the MLM is selected from:

wherein:

-   -   R1′ and R2′ of Formulas A-1-1 through A-1-4 (i.e., A-1-1, A-1-2,        A-1-3, and A-1-4) are independently selected from the group        consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, acetylene, CN, CF₃ and NO₂;    -   R3′ is selected from the group consisting of —OCH₃, —OCH₂CH₃,        —OCH₂CH₂F, —OCH₂CH₂OCH₃, and —OCH(CH₃)₂;    -   R4′ of Formulas A-1-1 through A-1-4 is selected from the group        consisting of H, halogen, —CH₃, —CF₃, —OCH₃, —C(CH₃)₃,        —CH(CH₃)₂, -cyclopropyl, —CN, —C(CH₃)₂OH, —C(CH₃)₂OCH₂CH₃,        —C(CH₃)₂CH₂OH, —C(CH₃)₂CH₂OCH₂CH₃, C(CH₃)₂CH₂OCH₂CH₂OH,        —C(CH₃)₂CH₂OCH₂CH₃, —C(CH₃)₂CN, —C(CH₃)₂C(O)CH₃,        —C(CH₃)₂C(O)NHCH₃, —C(CH₃)₂C(O)N(CH₃)₂, —SCH₃, —SCH₂CH₃,        —S(O)₂CH₃, —S(O₂)CH₂CH₃, —NHC(CH₃)₃, —N(CH₃)₂, pyrrolidinyl, and        4-morpholinyl;    -   R5′ of Formulas A-1-1 through A-1-4 is selected from the group        consisting of halogen, -cyclopropyl, —S(O)₂CH₃, —S(O)₂CH₂CH₃,        1-pyrrolidinyl, —NH₂, —N(CH₃)₂, and —NHC(CH₃)₃; and    -   R6′ of Formulas A-1-1 through A-1-4 is selected from H

wherein the linker is attached to the “*” of R^(6′) or to the terminalatom of R^(4′);

-   -   R7′ of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 is one or more (e.g., 1, 2,        3, 4) halogens;    -   R8′ of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 is one or more groups (e.g.,        1, 2, 3, or 4 groups) selected from the group consisting of H,        —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NO₂, ethylnyl, cyclopropyl, methyl,        ethyl, isopropyl, vinyl, methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, —OH, other        C₁₋₆ alkyl, other C₁₋₆ alkenyl, and C₁₋₆ alkynyl, mono-, di- or        tri-substituted;    -   R9′ of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 is selected from the group        consisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted        alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, aryl, substituted aryl,        heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, substituted        cycloalkyl, alkenyl, and substituted cycloalkenyl;    -   Z of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 is selected from the group        consisting of H, —OCH₃, —OCH₂CH₃, and halogen;    -   R10′ and R11′ of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 are each        independently selected from the group consisting of H,        (CH₂)_(n)—R′, (CH₂)_(n)—NR′R″, (CH₂)_(n)—NR′COR″,        (CH₂)_(n)—NR′SO₂R″, (CH₂)_(n)—COOH, (CH₂)_(n)—COOR′,        (CH)_(n)—CONR′R″, (CH₂)_(n)—OR′, (CH₂)_(n)—SR′, (CH₂)_(n)—SOR′,        (CH₂)_(n)—CH(OH)—R′, (CH₂)_(n),—COR′, (CH₂)_(n)—SO₂R′,        (CH₂)_(n),—SONR′R″, (CH₂)_(n)—SO₂NR′R″,        (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—R′, (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—OH,        (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—OR′, (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—NR′R″,        (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—NR′COR″,        (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)(CH₂)_(n)—NR′SO₂R″, (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)(CH₂)_(n)—COOH,        (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)(CH₂)_(n)—COOR′, (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH2)_(n)—CONR′R″,        (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SO₂R′, (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—COR′,        (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SONR′R″,        (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SO₂NR′R″,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)R′,        (CH₂)p-(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—OH,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)n-OR′,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—NR′R″,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—NR′COR″,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)m-(CH₂)_(n)—NR′SO₂R″,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—COOH,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—COOR′,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CONR′R″,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SO₂R′,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—COR′,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SONR′R″,        (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SO₂NR′R″, Aryl-(CH₂)_(n)—COOH,        and heteroaryl-alkyl-CO-alkyl-NR′R″m, wherein the alkyl may be        substituted with OR′, and heteroaryl-(CH₂)_(n)-heterocycle        wherein the heterocycle may optionally be substituted with        alkyl, hydroxyl, COOR′ and COR′; wherein R′ and R″ are selected        from H, alkyl, alkyl substituted with halogen, hydroxyl, NH2,        NH(alkyl), N(alkyl)₂, oxo, carboxy, clcloalkyl and heteroaryl;    -   m, n, and p are independently 0 to 6;    -   R12′ of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 is selected from the group        consisting of —O-(alkyl), —O-(alkyl)-akoxy, —C(O)-(alkyl),        —C(OH)-alkyl-alkoxy, —C(O)—NH-(alkyl), —C(O)—N-(alkyl)₂,        —S(O)-(alkyl), S(O)₂-(alkyl), —C(O)-(cyclic amine), and        —O-aryl-(alkyl), —O-aryl-(alkoxy);    -   R¹″ of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 is selected from the group        consisting of H, alkyl, aryl substituted alkyl, aloxy        substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, ary-substituted cycloalkyl, and        alkoxy substituted cycloalkyl; and    -   denotes connection to L.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the the MLM is selectedfrom:

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the ULM is a IAP E3ubiquitin ligase binding moiety (ILM) comprising the amino acids alanine(A), valine (V), proline (P), and isoleucine (I) or their unnaturalmimetics.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the ULM is a IAP E3ubiquitin ligase binding moiety (ILM) comprising a AVPI tetrapeptidefragment or derivative thereof.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the ILM is selected fromthe group consisting of chemical structures represented by Formulas (I),(II), (III), (IV), and (V):

wherein:

-   -   R¹ for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) is selected from        H or alkyl;    -   R² for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) is selected from        H or alkyl;    -   R³ for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) is selected from        H, alkyl, cycloalkyl and heterocycloalkyl;    -   R⁵ and R⁶ for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) are        independently selected from H, alkyl, cycloalkyl,        heterocycloalkyl, or more preferably, R⁵ and R⁶ taken together        for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) form a pyrrolidine        or a piperidine ring further optionally fused to 1-2 cycloalkyl,        heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl rings, each of which can        then be further fused to another cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,        aryl or heteroaryl ring;    -   R³ and R⁵ for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) taken        together can form a 5-8-membered ring further optionally fused        to 1-2 cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl rings;    -   R⁷ for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) is selected from        cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,        heterocycloalkylalkyl, aryl, aryl-C(O)—R⁴, arylalkyl,        heteroaryl, heteroaryl-C(O)—R⁴, heteroaryl-R⁴,        heteroaryl-naphthalene, heteroarylalkyl, or —C(O)NH—R⁴, each one        further optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents selected        from halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, cyano,        (hetero)cycloalkyl, aryl, (hetero)aryl, —C(O)NH—R⁴, or —C(O)—R⁴;        and    -   R⁴ is selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,        cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, aryl or bicyclic aryl,        arylalkyl, heteroaryl (e.g., a bicyclic heteroaryl),        heteroarylalkyl, further optionally substituted with 1-3        substituents as described above.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the ILM is selected fromthe group consisting of:

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the linker (L) comprises achemical structural unit represented by the formula:

-(A^(L))_(q)-,

wherein:

-   -   (A^(L))_(q)- is a group which is connected to at least one of        ULM, PTM, or both;    -   q is an integer greater than or equal to 1;    -   each A^(L) is independently selected from the group consisting        of, a bond, CR^(L1)R^(L2), O, S, SO, SO₂, NR^(L3), SO₂NR^(L3),        SONR^(L3), CONR^(L3), NR^(L3)CONR^(L4), NR^(L3)SO₂NR^(L4), CO,        CR^(L1)═CR^(L2), C≡C, SiR^(L1)R^(L2), P(O)R^(L1), P(O)OR^(L1),        NR^(L3)C(═NCN)NR^(L4), NR^(L3)C(═NCN), NR^(L3)C(═CNO₂)NR^(L4),        C₃₋₁₁cycloalkyl optionally substituted with 0-6 R^(L1) and/or        R^(L2) groups, C₃₋₁₁ heteocyclyl optionally substituted with 0-6        R^(L1) and/or R^(L2) groups, aryl optionally substituted with        0-6 R^(L1) and/or R^(L2) groups, heteroaryl optionally        substituted with 0-6 R^(L1) and/or R^(L2) groups, where R^(L1)        or R^(L2), each independently are optionally linked to other        groups to form cycloalkyl and/or heterocyclyl moiety, optionally        substituted with 0-4 R^(L5) groups; and    -   R^(L1), R^(L2), R^(L3), R^(L4) and R^(L5) are, each        independently, H, halo, C₁₋₈alkyl, OC₁₋₈alkyl, SC₁₋₈alkyl,        NHC₁₋₈alkyl, N(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, C₃₋₁₁cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl,        C₃₋₁₁heterocyclyl, OC₁₋₈cycloalkyl, SC₁₋₈ cycloalkyl, NHC₁₋₈        cycloalkyl, N(C₁₋₈ cycloalkyl)₂, N(C₁₋₈ cycloalkyl)(C₁₋₈alkyl),        OH, NH₂, SH, SO₂C₁₋₈alkyl, P(O)(OC₁₋₈alkyl)(C₁₋₈alkyl),        P(O)(OC₁₋₈alkyl)₂, CC—C₁₋₈alkyl, CCH, CH═CH(C₁₋₈alkyl),        C(C₁₋₈alkyl)═CH(C₁₋₈alkyl), C(C₁₋₈alkyl)═C(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, Si(OH)₃,        Si(C₁₋₈alkyl)₃, Si(OH)(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, COC₁₋₈alkyl, CO₂H, halogen,        CN, CF₃, CHF₂, CH₂F, NO₂, SF₅, SO₂NHC₁₋₈alkyl, SO₂N(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂,        SONHC₁₋₈alkyl, SON(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, CONHC₁₋₈alkyl, CON(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂,        N(C₁₋₈alkyl)CONH(C₁₋₈alkyl), N(C₁₋₈alkyl)CON(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂,        NHCONH(C₁₋₈alkyl), NHCON(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, NHCONH₂,        N(C₁₋₈alkyl)SO₂NH(C₁₋₈alkyl), N(C₁₋₈alkyl) SO₂N(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, NH        SO₂NH(C₁₋₈alkyl), NH SO₂N(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, NH SO₂NH₂.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the linker (L) includes anoptionally substituted C₁-C₅₀ alkyl (e.g., C₁, C₂, C₃, C₄, C₅, C₆, C₇,C₈, C₉, C₁₀, C₁₁, C₁₂, C₁₃, C₁₄, C₁₅, C₁₆, C₁₇, C₁₈, C₁₉, C₂₀, C₂₁, C₂₂,C₂₃, C₂₄, C₂₅, C₂₆, C₂₇, C₂₈, C₂₉, C₃₀, C₃₁, C₃₂, C₃₃, C₃₄, C₃₅, C₃₆,C₃₇, C₃₈, C₃₉, C₄₀, C₄₁, C₄₂, C₄₃, C₄₄, C₄₅, C₄₆, C₄₇, C₄₈, C₄₉, or C₅₀alkyl), wherein each carbon is optionally substituted with (1) aheteroatom selected from N, S, P, or Si atoms that has an appropriatenumber of hydrogens, substitutions, or both to complete valency, (2) anoptionally substituted cycloalkyl or bicyclic cycloalkly, (3) anoptionally substituted heterocyloalkyl or bicyclic heterocyloalkyl, (4)an optionally substituted aryl bicyclic aryl, or (5) optionallysubstituted heteroaryl or bicyclic heteroaryl, with the proviso thatthere is no heteroatom-heteroatom bonding (e.g., no heteroatoms arecovalently linked or adjacently located).

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the unit A^(L) of linker(L) comprises a group represented by a general structure selected fromthe group consisting of:—N(R)—(CH2)_(m)—O(CH2)_(n)—O(CH2)_(o)—O(CH2)_(p)—O(CH2)_(q)—O(CH2)_(r)-OCH2-,—O—(CH2)_(m)—O(CH2)_(n)—O(CH2)_(o)—O(CH2)_(p)—O(CH2)_(q)—O(CH2)_(r)-OCH2-,—O—(CH2)_(m)—O(CH2)_(n)—O(CH2)_(o)—O(CH2)_(p)—O(CH2)_(q)—O(CH2)_(r)—O—;—N(R)—(CH2)_(m)—O(CH2)_(n)—O(CH2)_(o)—O(CH2)_(p)—O(CH2)_(q)—O(CH2)_(r)—O—;—(CH2)_(m)—O(CH2)_(n)—O(CH2)_(o)—O(CH2)_(p)—O(CH2)_(q)—O(CH2)_(r)—O—;—(CH2)_(m)—O(CH2)_(n)—O(CH2)_(o)—O(CH2)_(p)—O(CH2)_(q)—O(CH2)_(r)-OCH2-;

wherein each m, n, o, p, q, and r, is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20, with the provisothat when the number is zero, there is no N—O or O—O bond, R is selectedfrom the group H, methyl and ethyl, and X is selected from the group Hand F;

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the unit A^(L) of linker(L) is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein each m and n is independently selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or6.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the unit A^(L) of linker(L) is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein each m, n, o, p, q, r, and s is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the unit A^(L) of linker(L) is selected from:

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the linker (L) is apolyethylenoxy group optionally substituted with aryl or phenylcomprising from 1 to 10 ethylene glycol units.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the linker (L) comprisesthe following chemical structure:

wherein:

-   -   W^(L1) and W^(L2) are each independently absent, a 4-8 membered        ring with 0-4 heteroatoms, optionally substituted with RQ, each        RQ is independently a H, halo, OH, CN, CF3, optionally        substituted linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl, optionally        substituted linear or branched C1-C6 alkoxy, or 2 RQ groups        taken together with the atom they are attached to, form a 4-8        membered ring system containing 0-4 heteroatoms;    -   Y^(L1) is each independently a bond, optionally substituted        linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl and optionally one or more C        atoms are replaced with O; or optionally substituted linear or        branched C1-C6 alkoxy;    -   n is 0-10; and

-   -   indicates the attachment point to the PTM or ULM moieties.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the linker (L) comprisesthe following chemical structure:

wherein:

-   -   W^(L1) and W^(L2) are each independently absent, aryl,        heteroaryl, cyclic, heterocyclic, C₁₋₆ alkyl and optionally one        or more C atoms are replaced with O or N, C₁₋₆ alkene and        optionally one or more C atoms are replaced with O, C₁₋₆ alkyne        and optionally one or more C atoms are replaced with O,        bicyclic, biaryl, biheteroaryl, or biheterocyclic, each        optionally substituted with R^(Q), each R^(Q) is independently a        H, halo, OH, CN, CF₃, hydroxyl, nitro, C≡CH, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, C₂₋₆        alkynyl, optionally substituted linear or branched C₁-C₆ alkyl,        optionally substituted linear or branched C₁-C₆ alkoxy,        optionally substituted OC₁₋₃ alkyl (e.g., optionally substituted        by 1 or more —F), OH, NH₂, NR^(Y1)R^(Y2), CN, or 2 R^(Q) groups        taken together with the atom they are attached to, form a 4-8        membered ring system containing 0-4 heteroatoms;    -   Y^(L1) is each independently a bond, NR^(YL1), O, S, NR^(YL2),        CR^(YL1)R^(YL2), C═O, C═S, SO, SO₂, optionally substituted        linear or branched C₁-C₆ alkyl and optionally one or more C        atoms are replaced with O; optionally substituted linear or        branched C₁-C₆ alkoxy, 3-6 membered alicyclic or aromatic ring        with 0-4 heteroatoms;    -   Q^(L) is a 3-6 membered alicyclic or aromatic ring with 0-4        heteroatoms, optionally bridged, optionally substituted with 0-6        R^(Q), each R^(Q) is independently H, optionally substituted        linear or branched C₁₋₆ alkyl (e.g., optionally substituted by 1        or more halo or C₁₋₆ alkoxyl), or 2 R^(Q) groups taken together        with the atom they are attached to, form a 3-8 membered ring        system containing 0-2 heteroatoms;    -   R^(YL1), R^(YL2) are each independently H, OH, optionally        substituted linear or branched C₁₋₆ alkyl (e.g., optionally        substituted by 1 or more halo or C1-6 alkoxyl), or R¹, R²        together with the atom they are attached to, form a 3-8 membered        ring system containing 0-2 heteroatoms;    -   n is 0-10; and

-   -   indicates the attachment point to the PTM or ULM moieties.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the unit A^(L) of linker(L) is selected from the group consisting of:

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, at least one of:

(a) the PTM is selected from a compound of Tables 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 ora PTM of Table 1;(b) the ULM is selected from a compound of Tables 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 ora ULM of Table 3;(c) the unit A^(L) of linker (L) is selected from:

andC1-C6 alkyl; or(d) combinations thereof,wherein:

*N of the heterocycloalkyl is shared with the PTM; and

each m, n, o, p, q, r, and s are independently selected from 0, 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the unit A^(L) of linker(L) or L is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein N* of the heterocycloalkyl is shared with the PTM.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, at least one of:

-   -   the PTM is selected from PTM-1, PTM-2, PTM-3, PTM-4, PTM-5, or        PTM-6;    -   the linker is selected from L-1, L-2, L-3, L-4, L-5, or L-6;    -   the ULM is selected from ULM-1, ULM-2, ULM-3, ULM-4, or ULM-5;        or combinations thereof.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the compound is selectedfrom the group consisting of: exemplary compounds 1-10.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a compositioncomprising an effective amount of a bifunctional compound of the presentdisclosure, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the composition furthercomprises at least one of additional bioactive agent or anotherbifunctional compound of the present disclosure.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the additional bioactiveagent is an anti-cancer agent (e.g., an epidermal growth factor receptorinhibitor).

A further aspect of the present disclosure provides a compositioncomprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and an effective amountof at least one compound of the present disclosure for treating adisease or disorder in a subject, the method comprising administeringthe composition to a subject in need thereof, wherein the compound iseffective in treating or ameliorating at least one symptom of thedisease or disorder.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the disease or disorder isassociated with at least one of accumulation, aggregation,overactivation, or combinations thereof, of KRas.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the disease or disorder iscancer that is associated with the accumulation, aggregation, and/oroveractivation of KRas.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the disease or disorder ispancreatic cancer, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer,non-small cell lung cancer, biliary tract malignancies, endometrialcancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer, liver cancer, myeloid leukemia,and breast cancer.

In any aspect or embodiment described herein, the disease or disorder ispancreatic cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, non-small cell lungcancer.

EXAMPLES Assays and Degradation Data

Cell Lines, Antibodies, and Reagents. NCI-H2030 (CRL-5914) and SW1573(CRL-2170) cells were purchased from ATCC. Both cell lines arehomozygous for the G12C mutation in KRas. NCI-H2030 cells were culturedin RPMI-1640 medium containing 1% penicillin-streptomycin and 10% fetalbovine serum (FBS). SW1573 cells were cultured in DMEM containing 1%penicillin-streptomycin and 10% FBS. The KRas detection antibody (Cat.No. LS-C175665) was purchased from LifeSpan Biosciences and was used ata dilution of 1:2000. GAPDH was detected using an antibody purchasedfrom Cell Signaling Technology (Cat. No. 5174) and was diluted 1:3000.Secondary anti-mouse and anti-rabbit detection antibodies were purchasedfrom Cell Signaling Technology (Cat. Nos. 7076 and 7074, respectively).

Compound Treatment and Western Blotting of the Data of Table 5. H2030cells in 12-well plates were serum starved for 24 hours, and thentreated with 0.3 uM, 1 uM, and 3 uM of the indicated bifunctionalcompound, for 24 hours. Cells were lysed in a Cell Signaling TechnologyCell Lysis Buffer (Cat. No. #9803) supplemented with proteaseinhibitors, and proteins were separated by SDS-PAGE. KRas was detectedby immunoblotting using the LSBio antibody (Cat. No. LS-C175665).

Compound Treatment and Western Blotting of the Data of Table 14. EitherNCI-H2030 or SW1573 cells were plated in 12-well plates and allowed toadhere overnight at 37° C. in an incubator containing 5% CO₂. Thefollowing day, the medium was replaced with the appropriate mediumlacking FBS to induce starvation. Cells were returned to the incubatorfor an additional 24 hours following media exchange. Compounds were thenadded to the appropriate final concentration (0.3 μM, 1 μM, and 3 μM) in0.1% DMSO. Cells were treated with VHL-based compounds for 24 hours andall other compounds for 72 hours. Following treatment, cells were lysedin RIPA buffer (Thermo Fisher Cat. No. 89900) containing phosphatase(Thermo Fisher Cat. No. 1861277) and protease (Thermo Fisher Cat. No.78429) inhibitor cocktails. Lysates were cleared at 13,000 rpm for 15minutes and supernatants were assayed for total protein concentrationusing the Pierce BCA assay system (Thermo Fisher Cat. No. 23225). Foreach sample, 10 μg total protein was resolved on a 12% Bis-Tris gel andthen transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane. After blocking in 3% BSAin TBST (Tris-buffered Saline with 0.1% Tween-20) for 1 hour at roomtemperature, membranes were probed with the primary antibody (LS BioCat. No. LS-C175665) overnight at 4° C. After incubation with thesecondary antibody, the following day membranes were visualized usingthe SuperSignal™ West Femto substrate (Thermo Fisher Cat. No. 34095).The KRas signal in each lane was normalized to GAPDH and percentdegradation was either estimated as less than 25% by visual inspection(C in Table 13) or quantitated relative to the DMSO control lane usingBIO-RAD Image Lab 5.2.1, and all data was plotted using GraphPad PRISM6.07.

DC₅₀ is the half-maximal degradation concentration—i.e., theconcentration at which 50% degradation is observed. D_(Max) is themaximum degradation efficacy is achieved—i.e., the maximal degradationobserved) degradation data.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show the result of treating cells with either abifunctional compound alone or a bifunctional compound and an E3ubiquitin ligase inhibitor, and then detecting the KRas protein on thegel. The mobility shift of KRas detection on the gel illustrates thatthe bifunctional compounds covalently modify KRas. The upper band isKRas and the bifunctional compound, while the lower band is KRas alone.FIG. 2A is a representative Western blot of a potent degrader, exemplarycompound 399. FIG. 2B is a representative Western blot of a less activedegrader, exemplary compound 432. Both compounds covalently modifyKRas^(G12C), as seen by the gel shift.

The bifunctional compounds of Tables 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 demonstratedtarget protein degradation when tested under the conditions describedabove. For example, each of the bifunctional compound of Table 4 had aDC50 in the range of 500 nM to 1 uM and a D max as shown in Table 5. Byway of further example, the bifunctional compounds of Table 6, 8, 10,and 12 degraded KRas, as shown in Table 14. In the tables, “nd” is anindication that the particular parameter, characteristic, etc., was notdetermined for the particular compound.

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A novel bifunctional molecule, which contains a KRas recruiting moietyand an E3 Ligase recruiting moiety (e.g., CLM, VLM, ILM, or MLM),through PROTAC technology is described. The bifunctional molecules ofthe present disclosure actively degrades KRas, leading to robustcellular proliferation suppression and apoptosis induction. PROTACmediated protein degradation provides a promising strategy in targetingthe “undruggable” pathological proteins, such as KRas, by traditionalapproaches.

The contents of all references, patents, pending patent applications andpublished patents, cited throughout this application are herebyexpressly incorporated by reference.

Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain usingno more than routine experimentation, many equivalents to the specificembodiments of the disclosure described herein. Such equivalents areintended to be encompassed by the following claims. It is understoodthat the detailed examples and embodiments described herein are given byway of example for illustrative purposes only, and are in no wayconsidered to be limiting to the disclosure. Various modifications orchanges in light thereof will be suggested to persons skilled in the artand are included within the spirit and purview of this application andare considered within the scope of the appended claims. For example, therelative quantities of the ingredients may be varied to optimize thedesired effects, additional ingredients may be added, and/or similaringredients may be substituted for one or more of the ingredientsdescribed. Additional advantageous features and functionalitiesassociated with the systems, methods, and processes of the presentdisclosure will be apparent from the appended claims. Moreover, thoseskilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain using no morethan routine experimentation, many equivalents to the specificembodiments of the disclosure described herein. Such equivalents areintended to be encompassed by the following claims.

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What is claimed is:
 1. A bifunctional compound having the chemicalstructure:ULM-L-PTM, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer,stereoisomer, solvate, polymorph or prodrug thereof, wherein: (a) theULM is a small molecule E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety that binds anE3 ubiquitin ligase selected from the group consisting of VonHippel-Lindau (VLM), cereblon (CLM), mouse double-minute homolog 2(MLM), and IAP (ILM); (b) the PTM is a Kirsten rat sarcoma protein(KRas) targeting moiety having the structure:

wherein:

is an aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl; X_(PTM) is C orN; W_(PTM) is chosen from the group consisting of optionally substitutedC3-C6 cycloalkyl, and optionally substituted C3-C6 heteroalkyl,optionally substituted C3-C6 heterocycloalkyl, optionally substitutedaryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl; R_(PTM1A) isNR_(PTM9)R_(PTM10), OR_(PTM9)R_(PTM10), H, optionally substituted alkyl,optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted C3-C6 cycloalkyl,optionally substituted O—(C3-C6 cycloalkyl), optionally substituted—O—C₁₋₄ alkyl-C₃₋₆cycloalkyl, optionally substituted C3-C6 heteroalkyl,optionally substituted O—(C3-C6 heteroalkyl), optionally substitutedO—C₁₋₄ alkyl-C₃₋₆ heteroalkyl, optionally substituted O—C₁₋₄ alkyl-C₃₋₆heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substitutedO-aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substitutedO-heteroaryl, optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 or optionally substituted

 wherein N* is a N atom of a heterocycloalkyl of the chemical linkingmoiety (L); R_(PTM1B) is NR_(PTM9)R_(PTM10), OR_(PTM9)R_(PTM10), H,optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted O-alkyl, optionallysubstituted C3-C6 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted O—(C3-C6cycloalkyl), optionally substituted —O—C₁₋₄ alkyl-C₃₋₆cycloalkyl,optionally substituted C3-C6 heteroalkyl, optionally substitutedO—(C3-C6 heteroalkyl), optionally substituted O—C₁₋₄ alkyl-C₃₋₆heteroalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted O-aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted O-heteroaryl,optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 optionally substituted

 or optionally substituted

R_(PTM9) and R_(PTM10) are each independently H, optionally substitutedC1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted aliphatic amine, or optionallysubstituted aliphatic amide; R_(PTM2) is H, (C═O)R_(PTM2′), oroptionally substituted linear or branched alkyl; R_(PTM2′) is optionallysubstituted linear or branched alkyl, optionally substituted alkene,—N(R_(PTM8))₂, or —C(OH)₂; R_(PTM5) is chosen from the group consistingof optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted biaryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted biheteroaryl,optionally substituted C3-C6 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted C3-C6cycloheteroalkyl, halogen, H, optionally substituted linear or branchedalkyl, OH, and alkoxy; R_(PTM8) is a H or an alkyl; t is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,5, or 6; and the

indicates the site of attachment of the chemical linking moiety; and (c)the L is a chemical linking moiety connecting the ULM and the PTM. 2.The bifunctional compound according to claim 1, wherein the PTM isrepresented by:

wherein: R_(PTM3) is alkyl, alkoxy, phenyl, or napthalene, eachindependently substituted with OH, H, halogen; R_(PTM4A) is OH, H, orhalogen, optionally substituted linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl;R_(PTM4B) is OH, H, —CH₂CN, halogen, optionally substituted linear orbranched C1-C6 alkyl; and the

indicates the site of attachment of the chemical linking moiety.
 3. Thebifunctional compound according to claim 1, wherein the PTM isrepresented by:

wherein: X_(PTM1) is NH or O; R_(PTM6) is aryl, heteroaryl,

 wherein N* a N atom of a heterocycloalkyl (e.g., a C4-C8heterocycloalkyl) of the chemical linking moiety (L); R_(PTM7) is H,aryl, O-aryl, heteroaryl, O-heteroaryl,

R_(PTM9) is H, optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl, optionallysubstituted aliphatic amine, optionally substituted aliphatic amideoptionally substituted

the

can be a single bond or a double bond; and the

indicates the site of attachment of the chemical linking moiety (L). 4.The bifunctional compound according to claim 1, wherein the PTM isrepresented by chemical structure:


5. The bifunctional compound according to claim 1, wherein the ULM is aVLM with a chemical structure represented by:

wherein: X¹ and X² are each independently selected from the group of abond, O, NR^(Y3), CR^(Y3)R^(Y4), C═O, C═S, SO, and SO₂; R^(Y3) andR^(Y4) are each independently selected from the group of H, linear orbranched C₁₋₆ alkyl, optionally substituted by 1 or more halogen, C₁₋₆alkoxyl optionally substituted by 0-3 R^(P) groups; each R^(P) group isindependently selected from the group H, halogen, —OH, C₁₋₃ alkyl, orC═O; W³ is selected from the group of an optionally substituted T, anoptionally substituted -T-N(R^(1a)R^(1b))X³, an optionally substituted-T-N(R^(1a)R^(1b)), an optionally substituted -T-Aryl, an optionallysubstituted -T-Heteroaryl, an optionally substituted T-biheteroaryl, anoptionally substituted -T-heterocyclyl, an optionally substituted-T-bieterocyclyl, an optionally substituted —NR¹-T-Aryl, an optionallysubstituted —NR¹-T-Heteroaryl or an optionally substituted—NR¹-T-heterocyclyl; X³ is C═O, R¹, R^(1a), or R^(1b); each of R¹,R^(1a), and R^(1b) is independently selected from the group consistingof H, linear or branched C₁-C₆ alkyl group optionally substituted by 1or more halogen or —OH groups, R^(Y3)C═O, R^(Y3)C═S, R^(Y3)SO,R^(Y3)SO₂, N(R^(Y3)R^(Y4))C═O, N(R^(Y3)R^(Y4))C═S, N(R^(Y3)R^(Y4))SO,and N(R^(Y3)R^(Y4))SO₂; T is selected from the group of an optionallysubstituted alkyl, —(CH₂)_(n)— group, wherein each one of the methylenegroups is optionally substituted with one or two substituents selectedfrom the group of halogen, methyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, alinear or branched C₁-C₆ alkyl group optionally substituted by 1 or morehalogen, C(O) NR¹R^(1a), or NR¹R^(1a) or R¹ and R^(1a) are joined toform an optionally substituted heterocyclyl, or —OH groups or an aminoacid side chain optionally substituted; and n is 0 to 6, W⁴ is

R_(14a) and R_(14b), are each independently selected from the group ofH, haloalkyl, or optionally substituted alkyl; W⁵ is selected from thegroup of an optionally substituted phenyl or an optionally substituted5-10 membered heteroaryl; R₁₅ is selected from the group of H, halogen,CN, OH, NO₂, NR_(14a)R_(14b), OR_(14a), CONR_(14a)R_(14b),NR_(14a)COR_(14b), SO₂NR_(14a)R_(14b), NR_(14a) SO₂R_(14b), optionallysubstituted alkyl, optionally substituted haloalkyl, optionallysubstituted haloalkoxy, optionally substituted aryl, optionallysubstituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, or optionallysubstituted cycloheteroalkyl; and the

indicates the site of attachment of the chemical linking moiety (L). 6.The bifunctional compound according to claim 1, wherein the ULM is a VLMwith a chemical structure represented by:

wherein: W³ is selected from the group of an optionally substitutedaryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, or

R₉ and R₁₀ are independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl,optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted hydroxyalkyl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, or haloalkyl, or R₉, R₁₀, and thecarbon atom to which they are attached form an optionally substitutedcycloalkyl; R₁₁ is selected from the group of an optionally substitutedheterocyclyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substitutedheteroaryl, optionally substituted aryl,

R¹² is selected from the group of H or optionally substituted alkyl; R₁₃is selected from the group of H, optionally substituted alkyl,optionally substituted alkylcarbonyl, optionally substituted(cycloalkyl)alkylcarbonyl, optionally substituted aralkylcarbonyl,optionally substituted arylcarbonyl, optionally substituted(heterocyclyl)carbonyl, or optionally substituted aralkyl; R_(14a),R_(14b), are each independently selected from the group of H, haloalkyl,or optionally substituted alkyl; W⁵ is selected from the group of anoptionally substituted phenyl or an optionally substituted 5-10 memberedheteroaryl; R₁₅ is selected from the group of H, halogen, CN, OH, NO₂,NR_(14a)R_(14b), OR_(14a), CONR_(14a)R_(14b), NR_(14a)COR_(14b),SO₂NR_(14a)R_(14b), NR_(14a) SO₂R_(14b), optionally substituted alkyl,optionally substituted haloalkyl, optionally substituted haloalkoxy,optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,optionally substituted cycloalkyl, or optionally substitutedcycloheteroalkyl; each R₁₆ is independently selected from the group ofhalogen, CN, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substitutedhaloalkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, hydroxy, or optionallysubstituted haloalkoxy; o is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; R₁₈ is independentlyselected from the group of halogen, optionally substituted alkoxy,cyano, optionally substituted alkyl, haloalkyl, or haloalkoxy; and p is0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; and the

indicates the site of attachment of the chemical linking moiety (L). 7.The bifunctional compound according to claim 1, wherein the ULM is a VLMthat has a chemical structure selected from the group of:

wherein: R₁ is H, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, sec-butyl, cyclopropyl,cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl; optionally substituted alkyl,optionally substituted hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,or haloalkyl; R_(14a) is H, haloalkyl, optionally substituted alkyl,methyl, fluoromethyl, hydroxymethyl, ethyl, isopropyl, or cyclopropyl;R₁₅ is selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, CN, OH, NO₂,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted haloalkyl,optionally substituted haloalkoxy, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, oroptionally substituted cycloheteroalkyl; X is C, CH₂, or C═O R³ isabsent or an optionally substituted 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl; and the

indicates the site of attachment of the chemical linking moiety (L). 8.The bifunctional compound according to claim 1, wherein the ULM is a aCLM selected from the group consisting of a thalidomide, lenalidomide,pomalidomide, analogs thereof, isosteres thereof, or derivativesthereof.
 9. The bifunctional compound according to claim 1, wherein theULM is a CLM has a chemical structure represented by:

wherein: W is selected from the group consisting of CH₂, CHR, C═O, SO₂,NH, and N-alkyl; each X is independently selected from the groupconsisting of O, S, and H₂, Y is selected from the group consisting ofCH₂, —C═CR′, NH, N-alkyl, N-aryl, N-hetaryl, N-cycloalkyl,N-heterocyclyl, O, and S; Z is selected from the group consisting of O,S, and H₂; G and G′ are independently selected from the group consistingof H, optionally substituted linear or branched alkyl, OH, R′OCOOR,R′OCONRR″, CH₂-heterocyclyl optionally substituted with R′, and benzyloptionally substituted with R′; Q₁, Q₂, Q₃, and Q₄ represent a N or a Csubstituted with a group independently selected from H and R; A isindependently selected from the group H, optionally substituted linearor branched alkyl, cycloalkyl, Cl and F; n is an integer from 1 to 4; Ris —CONR′R″, —OR′, —NR′R″, —SR′, —SO₂R′, —SO₂NR′R″, —CR′R″—, —CR′NR′R″—,(—CR′O)_(n′)R″, -aryl, -hetaryl, optionally substituted linear orbranched alkyl, -cycloalkyl, -heterocyclyl, —P(O)(OR′)R″, —P(O)R′R″,—OP(O)(OR′)R″, —OP(O)R′R″, —Cl, —F, —Br, —I, —CF₃, —CN, —NR′SO₂NR′R″,—NR′CONR′R″, —CONR′COR″, —NR′C(═N—CN)NR′R″, —C(═N—CN)NR′R″,—NR′C(═N—CN)R″, —NR′C(═C—NO₂)NR′R″, —SO₂NR′COR″, —NO₂, —CO₂R′,—C(C═N—OR′)R″, —CR′═CR′R″, —CCR′, —S(C═O)(C═N—R′)R″, —SF₅ and —OCF₃,wherein one R is covalently joined to the chemical linking moiety (L);R′ and R″ are independently selected from the group consisting of abond, H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substitutedcycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substitutedheteroaryl, and optionally substituted heterocyclyl; n′ is an integerfrom 1-10; and

represents a bond that may be stereospecific ((R) or (S)) ornon-stereospecific.
 10. The bifunctional compound according to claim 1,wherein the ULM is a CLM that has a chemical structure represented by:

wherein: W is independently selected from CH₂, CHR, C═O, SO₂, NH, andN-alkyl; Q₁, Q₂, Q₃, Q₄, Q₅ are each independently a N or a Csubstituted with a group independently selected from R′, N or N-oxide;R¹ is selected from absent, H, OH, CN, C₁-C₃ alkyl, and C═O; R² isselected from the group absent, H, OH, CN, C1-C3 alkyl, CHF₂, CF₃, CHO,and C(═O)NH₂; R³ is selected from H, alkyl, substituted alkyl (, alkoxy,and substituted alkoxy; R⁴ is selected from H, alkyl, substituted alkyl;R⁵ and R⁶ are each independently H, halogen, C(═O)R′, CN, OH, or CF₃; Xis C, CH, C═O, or N; X₁ is C═O, N, CH, or CH₂; R′ is selected from H,halogen, amine, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy,NR²R³, C(═O)OR², and optionally substituted phenyl; n is 0-4;

is a single or double bond; and the CLM is covalently joined to thechemical linking moiety (L).
 11. The bifunctional compound according toclaim 1, wherein the ULM is a (MDM2) binding moiety (MLM) with achemical moiety selected from the group consisting of a substitutedimidazolines, a substituted spiro-indolinones, a substitutedpyrrolidines, a substituted piperidinones, a substituted morpholinones,a substituted pyrrolopyrimidines, a substituted imidazolopyridines, asubstituted thiazoloimidazoline, a substituted pyrrolopyrrolidinones,and a substituted isoquinolinones.
 12. The bifunctional compoundassociating to claim 11, wherein the MLM is selected from:

wherein: R1′ and R2′ of Formulas A-1-1 through A-1-4 (i.e., A-1-1,A-1-2, A-1-3, and A-1-4) are independently selected from the groupconsisting of F, Cl, Br, I, acetylene, CN, CF₃ and NO₂; R3′ is selectedfrom the group consisting of —OCH₃, —OCH₂CH₃, —OCH₂CH₂F, —OCH₂CH₂OCH₃,and —OCH(CH₃)₂; R4′ of Formulas A-1-1 through A-1-4 is selected from thegroup consisting of H, halogen, —CH₃, —CF₃, —OCH₃, —C(CH₃)₃, —CH(CH₃)₂,-cyclopropyl, —CN, —C(CH₃)₂OH, —C(CH₃)₂OCH₂CH₃, —C(CH₃)₂CH₂OH,—C(CH₃)₂CH₂OCH₂CH₃, —C(CH₃)₂CH₂OCH₂CH₂OH, —C(CH₃)₂CH₂OCH₂CH₃,—C(CH₃)₂CN, —C(CH₃)₂C(O)CH₃, —C(CH₃)₂C(O)NHCH₃, —C(CH₃)₂C(O)N(CH₃)₂,—SCH₃, —SCH₂CH₃, —S(O)₂CH₃, —S(O₂)CH₂CH₃, —NHC(CH₃)₃, —N(CH₃)₂,pyrrolidinyl, and 4-morpholinyl; R5′ of Formulas A-1-1 through A-1-4 isselected from the group consisting of halogen, -cyclopropyl, —S(O)₂CH₃,—S(O)₂CH₂CH₃, 1-pyrrolidinyl, —NH₂, —N(CH₃)₂, and —NHC(CH₃)₃; and R6′ ofFormulas A-1-1 through A-1-4 is selected from H,

 wherein the linker is attached to the “*” of R^(6′) or to the terminalatom of R^(4′); R7′ of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 is one or morehalogens; R8′ of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 is one or more groupsselected from the group consisting of H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NO₂,ethylnyl, cyclopropyl, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, vinyl, methoxy, ethoxy,isopropoxy, —OH, other C1-6 alkyl, other C1-6 alkenyl, and C1-6 alkynyl,mono-, di- or tri-substituted; R9′ of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 isselected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl,substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, aryl, substitutedaryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, substitutedcycloalkyl, alkenyl, and substituted cycloalkenyl; Z of Formula A-4-1through A-4-6 is selected from the group consisting of H, —OCH₃,—OCH₂CH₃, and halogen; R10′ and R11′ of Formula A-4-1 through A-4-6 areeach independently selected from the group consisting of H,(CH₂)_(n)—R′, (CH₂)_(n)—NR′R″, (CH₂)_(n)—NR′COR″, (CH₂)_(n)—NR′SO₂R″,(CH₂)_(n)—COOH, (CH₂)_(n)—COOR′, (CH)_(n)—CONR′R″, (CH₂)_(n)—OR′,(CH₂)_(n)—SR′, (CH₂)_(n)—SOR′, (CH₂)_(n)—CH(OH)—R′, (CH₂)_(n),—COR′,(CH₂)_(n)—SO₂R′, (CH₂)_(n),—SONR′R″, (CH₂)_(n)—SO₂NR′R″,(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—R′, (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—OH,(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—OR′, (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—NR′R″,(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—NR′COR″, (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)(CH₂)_(n)—NR′SO₂R″,(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)(CH₂)_(n)—COOH, (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)(CH₂)_(n)—COOR′,(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH2)_(n)—CONR′R″, (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SO₂R′,(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—COR′, (CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SONR′R″,(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SO₂NR′R″, (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)R′,(CH₂)p-(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—OH, (CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)n-OR′,(CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—NR′R″,(CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—NR′COR″,(CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)m-(CH₂)_(n)—NR′SO₂R″,(CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—COOH,(CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—COOR′,(CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CONR′R″,(CH₂)p-(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SO₂R′,(CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—COR′,(CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SONR′R″,(CH₂)_(p)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—SO₂NR′R″, Aryl-(CH₂)_(n)—COOH, andheteroaryl-alkyl-CO-alkyl-NR′R″m, wherein the alkyl may be substitutedwith OR′, and heteroaryl-(CH₂)_(n)-heterocycle wherein the heterocyclemay optionally be substituted with alkyl, hydroxyl, COOR′ and COR′;wherein R′ and R″ are selected from H, alkyl, alkyl substituted withhalogen, hydroxyl, NH2, NH(alkyl), N(alkyl)₂, oxo, carboxy, clcloalkyland heteroaryl; m, n, and p are independently 0 to 6; R12′ of FormulaA-4-1 through A-4-6 is selected from the group consisting of —O-(alkyl),—O-(alkyl)-akoxy, —C(O)-(alkyl), —C(OH)-alkyl-alkoxy, —C(O)—NH-(alkyl),—C(O)—N-(alkyl)₂, —S(O)-(alkyl), S(O)₂-(alkyl), —C(O)-(cyclic amine),and —O-aryl-(alkyl), —O-aryl-(alkoxy); R1″ of Formula A-4-1 throughA-4-6 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, arylsubstituted alkyl, aloxy substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, ary-substitutedcycloalkyl, and alkoxy substituted cycloalkyl; and

denotes connection to the chemical linking moiety (L).
 13. Thebifunctional compound according to claim 13, wherein the MLM is selectedfrom:


14. The bifunctional compound according to claim 1, wherein the ULM is aILM comprising the amino acids alanine (A), valine (V), proline (P), andisoleucine (I) or their unnatural mimetics or a ILM comprising a AVPItetrapeptide fragment or derivative thereof.
 15. The bifunctionalcompound according to claim 14, wherein the ILM is selected from thegroup consisting of chemical structures represented by Formulas (I),(II), (III), (IV), and (V):

wherein: R¹ for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) is selectedfrom H or alkyl; R² for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) isselected from H or alkyl; R³ for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and(V) is selected from H, alkyl, cycloalkyl and heterocycloalkyl; R⁵ andR⁶ for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) are independentlyselected from H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, or morepreferably, R⁵ and R⁶ taken together for Formulas (I), (II), (III),(IV), and (V) form a pyrrolidine or a piperidine ring further optionallyfused to 1-2 cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl rings,each of which can then be further fused to another cycloalkyl,heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl ring; R³ and R⁵ for Formulas (I),(II), (III), (IV), and (V) taken together can form a 5-8-membered ringfurther optionally fused to 1-2 cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl orheteroaryl rings; R⁷ for Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) isselected from cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,heterocycloalkylalkyl, aryl, aryl-C(O)—R⁴, arylalkyl, heteroaryl,heteroaryl-C(O)—R⁴, heteroaryl-R⁴, heteroaryl-naphthalene,heteroarylalkyl, or —C(O)NH—R⁴, each one further optionally substitutedwith 1-3 substituents selected from halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, hydroxyl,alkoxy, cyano, (hetero)cycloalkyl, aryl, (hetero)aryl, —C(O)NH—R⁴, or—C(O)—R⁴; and R⁴ is selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, aryl or bicyclic aryl,arylalkyl, heteroaryl or bicyclic heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, furtheroptionally substituted with 1-3 substituents as described above.
 16. Thebifunctional compound according to claim 14, wherein the ILM is selectedfrom the group consisting of:


17. The bifunctional compound according to claim 1, wherein the chemicallinking moiety comprises a chemical structural unit represented by theformula:-(A^(L))_(q)-, wherein: -(A^(L))_(q)- is a group which is connected tothe ULM and the PTM; q is an integer greater than or equal to 1; eachA^(L) is independently selected from the group consisting ofCR^(L1)R^(L2), O, S, SO, SO₂, NR^(L3), SO₂NR^(L3), SONR^(L3), CONR^(L3),NR^(L3)CONR^(L4), NR^(L3)SO₂NR^(L4), CO, CR^(L1)═CR^(L2), C≡C,SiR^(L1)R^(L2), P(O)R^(L1), P(O)OR^(L1), NR^(L1)C(═NCN)NR^(L4),NR^(L3)C(═NCN), NR^(L3)C(═CNO₂)NR^(L4), C₃₋₁₁ cycloalkyl optionallysubstituted with 1-6 R^(L1) and/or R^(L2) groups, C₃₋₁₁heteocyclyloptionally substituted with 1-6 R^(L1) and/or R^(L2) groups, aryloptionally substituted with 1-6 R^(L1) and/or R^(L2) groups, andheteroaryl optionally substituted with 1-6 R^(L1) and/or R^(L2) groups,where R^(L1) or R^(L2), each independently are optionally linked toother groups to form cycloalkyl and/or heterocyclyl moiety, optionallysubstituted with 1-4 R^(L5) groups; and R^(L1), R^(L2), R^(L3), R^(L4)and R^(L5) are, each independently, H, halogen, C₁₋₈alkyl, OC₁₋₈alkyl,SC₁₋₈alkyl, NHC₁₋₈alkyl, N(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, C₃₋₁₁cycloalkyl, aryl,heteroaryl, C₃₋₁₁ heterocyclyl, OC₁₋₈ cycloalkyl, SC₁₋₈ cycloalkyl,NHC₁₋₈ cycloalkyl, N(C₁₋₈ cycloalkyl)₂, N(C₁₋₈cycloalkyl)(C₁₋₈alkyl),OH, NH₂, SH, SO₂C₁₋₈alkyl, P(O)(OC₁₋₈alkyl)(C₁₋₈alkyl),P(O)(OC₁₋₈alkyl)₂, CC—C₁₋₈alkyl, CCH, CH═CH(C₁₋₈alkyl),C(C₁₋₈alkyl)═CH(C₁₋₈alkyl), C(C₁₋₈alkyl)═C(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, Si(OH)₃,Si(C₁₋₈alkyl)₃, Si(OH)(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, COC₁₋₈alkyl, CO₂H, CN, CF₃, CHF₂,CH₂F, NO₂, SF₅, SO₂NHC₁₋₈alkyl, SO₂N(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, SONHC₁₋₈alkyl,SON(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, CONHC₁₋₈alkyl, CON(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂,N(C₁₋₈alkyl)CONH(C₁₋₈alkyl), N(C₁₋₈alkyl)CON(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂,NHCONH(C₁₋₈alkyl), NHCON(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, NHCONH₂,N(C₁₋₈alkyl)SO₂NH(C₁₋₈alkyl), N(C₁₋₈alkyl) SO₂N(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, NHSO₂NH(C₁₋₈alkyl), NH SO₂N(C₁₋₈alkyl)₂, or NH SO₂NH₂.
 18. Thebifunctional compound according to claim 1, wherein the chemical linkingmoiety (L) is means for covalently coupling the PTM to the ULM.
 19. Thebifunctional compound according to claim 1, wherein the chemical linkingmoiety (L) is selected from the group consisting of:

and C1-C6 alkyl; or wherein: * N of the heterocycloalkyl of the chemicallinking moiety is shared with the PTM; and each m, n, o, p, q, r, and sof the chemical linking moiety is independently selected from 0, 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and
 20. 20.The bifunctional compound according to claim 1, wherein the chemicallinking moiety (L) is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein N* of the heterocycloalkyl of the chemical linking moiety (L) isshared with the PTM.
 21. The bifunctional compound according to claim 1,wherein the chemical linking moiety (L) is a polyethylenoxy groupcomprising from 1 to 10 ethylene glycol units, optionally substitutedwith aryl or phenyl.
 22. The bifunctional compound according to claim 1,wherein the chemical linking moiety is an optionally substituted C₁-C₅₀alkyl, wherein each carbon is optionally replaced with (1) a heteroatomselected from N, S, P, or Si atoms that has an appropriate number ofhydrogens, substitutions, or both to complete valency, (2) an optionallysubstituted cycloalkyl or bicyclic cycloalkly, (3) an optionallysubstituted heterocyloalkyl or bicyclic heterocyloalkyl, (4) anoptionally substituted aryl or bicyclic aryl, or (5) optionallysubstituted heteroaryl or bicyclic heteroaryl, with the proviso thatthere is no heteroatom-heteroatom bonding.
 23. The bifunctional compoundaccording to claim 1, wherein the chemical linking moiety (L) comprisesthe following chemical structure:

wherein: W^(L1) and W^(L2) are each independently absent, a 4-8 memberedring with 0-4 heteroatoms, optionally substituted with RQ, each RQ isindependently a H, halo, OH, CN, CF3, optionally substituted linear orbranched C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted linear or branched C1-C6alkoxy, or 2 RQ groups taken together with the atom they are attachedto, form a 4-8 membered ring system containing 0-4 heteroatoms; Y^(L1)is each independently a bond, optionally substituted linear or branchedC1-C6 alkyl and optionally one or more C atoms are replaced with O; oroptionally substituted linear or branched C1-C6 alkoxy; n is 0-10; andthe

 indicates the attachment point to the PTM or the ULM.
 24. Thebifunctional compound according to claim 1, wherein the chemical linkingmoiety (L) comprises the following chemical structure:

wherein: W^(L1) and W^(L2) are each independently absent, aryl,heteroaryl, cyclic, heterocyclic, C₁₋₆ alkyl and optionally one or moreC atoms are replaced with O or N, C₁₋₆ alkene and optionally one or moreC atoms are replaced with O, C₁₋₆ alkyne and optionally one or more Catoms are replaced with O, bicyclic, biaryl, biheteroaryl, orbiheterocyclic, each optionally substituted with RQ, each RQ isindependently a H, halogen, OH, NH₂, NR^(Y1)R^(Y2), CN, CF₃, hydroxyl,nitro, C≡CH, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, C₂₋₆ alkynyl, optionally substituted linearor branched C₁-C₆ alkyl, optionally substituted linear or branched C₁-C₆alkoxy, optionally substituted OC₁₋₃ alkyl optionally substituted by 1or more —F, or 2 RQ groups taken together with the atom to which theyare attached form a 4-8 membered ring system containing 0-4 heteroatoms;Y^(L1) is each independently a bond, NR^(YL1), O, S, NR^(YL2),C^(RY1)R^(YL2), C═O, C═S, SO, SO₂, optionally substituted linear orbranched C₁-C₆ alkoxy, or 3-6 membered alicyclic or aromatic ring with0-4 heteroatoms, or optionally substituted linear or branched C₁-C₆alkyl and optionally one or more C atoms are replaced with O; Q^(L) is a3-6 membered alicyclic or aromatic ring with 0-4 heteroatoms, optionallybridged, optionally substituted with 1-6 R^(Q), each R^(Q) isindependently H, linear or branched C₁₋₆ alkyl optionally substituted by1 or more halogen or C₁₋₆ alkoxyl, or 2 R^(Q) groups taken together withthe atom to which they are attached form a 3-8 membered ring systemcontaining 0-2 heteroatoms; R^(YL1) and R^(YL2) are each independentlyH, OH, linear or branched C₁₋₆ alkyl optionally substituted by 1 or morehalogen or C₁₋₆ alkoxyl, or R^(YL1), R^(YL2) together with the atom towhich they are attached form a 3-8 membered ring system containing 0-2heteroatoms; n is 0-10; and the

 indicates the attachment point to the PTM or the ULM.
 25. Thebifunctional compound according to claim 1, wherein at least one of: (a)the PTM is selected from a compound of Table 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12, or a PTMof Table 1; (b) the ULM is selected from a compound of Tables 4, 6, 8,10, and 12 or a ULM of Table 3; (c) the chemical linking moiety (L) isselected from a compound of Tables 4, 6, 8, 10 and, or a L from Table 2;or (d) combinations thereof.
 26. The bifunctional compound of claim 1,wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of: exemplarycompounds 1-249, 254-454, and 458-573.
 27. A composition comprising aneffective amount of a bifunctional compound of claim 1, and apharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 28. The composition of claim 27,wherein the composition further comprises at least one of additionalbioactive agent or another bifunctional compound.
 29. The composition ofclaim 28, wherein the additional bioactive agent is an anti-canceragent.
 30. A composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier and an effective amount of at least one compound of claim 1 fortreating a disease or disorder in a subject, the method comprisingadministering the composition to a subject in need thereof, wherein thecompound is effective in treating or ameliorating at least one symptomof the disease or disorder.
 31. The composition of claim 30, wherein thedisease or disorder is associated with at least one of accumulation,aggregation, overactivation, or combinations thereof, of KRas.
 32. Thecomposition of claim 30, wherein the disease or disorder is cancer thatis associated with the accumulation, aggregation, and/or overactivationof KRas.
 33. The composition of claim 31, wherein the disease ordisorder is pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, lungcancer, non-small cell lung cancer, biliary tract malignancies,endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer, liver cancer,myeloid leukemia, and breast cancer.
 34. The composition of claim 31,wherein the disease or disorder is pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, lungcancer, non-small cell lung cancer.